18 Pell Street

18 Pell Street in Chinatown, Manhattan, has 4 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (53/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 7 units · Built 1920

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 53/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 69 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.

More open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (4 open, 1 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 69 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: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 24, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

4 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 11 on record. Oldest open violation issued 1991-04-09. Newest violation issued 2026-04-29.

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

• Class C: No heat / heating defect (hallway). POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM 1 STY PUBLIC HALL & ON BOILER ROOM DOOR., issued 1991-04-09. HPD violation 2709847
• Class B: Lighting defect (entrance). D26-19.07 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING 50 WATTS INCANDESCENT LIGHTS NOT ON NIGHT INSPECTION., issued 2008-08-18. HPD violation 2709846
• Class B: Lighting defect (entrance). PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING LIGHT FIXTURE PRESENT NOT ON NIGHT INSPECTION 100 WATTS REQUIRED., issued 1991-04-09. HPD violation 2709848
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2026-04-29. HPD violation 18830527

311 housing complaints

70 in the last 12 months, 70 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (69), Water Leak (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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 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)

No open DOB violations. 5 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

Stabilization status could not be verified.

Owner and management

Owner: PELL TERRACE LLC. See the full portfolio.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1001630005, HPD building ID 26747. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Canal St (J, Z), 5 min walk
• Canal St (N, Q), 5 min walk
• Canal St (6), 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.