196 Park Row

196 Park Row in Chinatown, Manhattan, has 27 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: A (93/100).

Co-op · Multi-family elevator · 250 units · Built 1965

A cooperative: apartments are owned as shares, so a rental here is a sublet that usually needs board approval and may be limited to one or two years. Co-op units are not rent-stabilized.

StreetSpy grade: A (Excellent, 93/100)

• 27 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• A co-op: renting here is a sublet, usually with board approval and a time limit; units are not rent-stabilized.

• Repairs: Low (27 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 (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

27 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 10 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 30 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2020-08-17. Newest violation issued 2025-06-04.

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

• Class B: Mold, south wall, 3rd room from the north, 13th floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... 4 SQUARE FEET AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 13B, 13th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 14998180 ISSUED 06-MAR-22 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt 13B), issued 2022-07-05. HPD violation 15251949
• Class B: Mold, ceiling, bathroom, 13th floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... 4 SQUARE FEET AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 13B, 13th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 14998186 ISSUED 06-MAR-22 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt 13B), issued 2022-07-05. HPD violation 15251950
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, bathroom, 13th floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILE FLOOR IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 13B, 13th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 13B), issued 2022-03-07. HPD violation 14998187
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 3rd room from the north, 13th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE EAST CLOSET WALLS AND EAST CLOSET CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 13B, 13th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 13B), issued 2022-03-07. HPD violation 14998182
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 13th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE 2nd PRIVATE HALLWAY FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 13B, 13th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 13B), issued 2022-03-07. HPD violation 14998183
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 3rd room from the north, 13th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 13B, 13th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 13B), issued 2022-03-07. HPD violation 14998177
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, 3rd room from the north, 13th floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 13B, 13th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 13B), issued 2022-03-07. HPD violation 14998179
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, bathroom, 13th floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 13B, 13th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 13B), issued 2022-03-07. HPD violation 14998189

311 housing complaints

1 in the last 12 months, 7 in 5 years. Most common: Unsanitary Condition (1).

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

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 18 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

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: CHATHAM TOWERS, INC. Head officer: JANET YUNG. Managing agent: METRO MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 16, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1001610001, HPD building ID 26638. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

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