47 St James Place

47 St James Place in Chinatown, Manhattan, has 2 open HPD violations, and 14 of 16 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: A (96/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 16 units · Built 1900

StreetSpy grade: A (Excellent, 96/100)

• 2 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 14 of 16 units are rent-stabilized; 12 on the 2007 tax bill.

Fewer open violations per unit than 6 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: Low (2 open), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

2 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 88 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2009-03-09. Newest violation issued 2024-08-07. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2024. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, south wall, 4th floor. , 301, 302, M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY TO LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE PREMISES TO PRIOR LEGAL CONDITION OPENING ERECTED AT SOUTH WALL IN EAST 2 ROOM TO ADJOINING APT#: 12 DECREASING OCCUPANCY OF BUILDING. LOCATED AT APT 11, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 11), issued 2009-09-30. HPD violation 8078081
• Class A: Unapproved alteration, 2nd room from the east, 4th floor. M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION PARTITION ERECTED IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 9, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 9), issued 2009-03-09. HPD violation 7743653

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 10 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation. 2 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

14 of 16 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 14 in 2024, 12 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: CHIU'S FAMILY ASSOCIATION INC. Head officer: ERKANG ZHAO. Managing agent: ERKANG ZHAO. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 16, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1002790021, HPD building ID 27796. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Chambers St (J, Z), 5 min walk
• Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall (4, 5, 6), 6 min walk
• Canal St (J, Z), 8 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.