Chinatown, Manhattan: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

Chinatown, Manhattan, has 632 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 208 A, 85 B, 113 C, 146 D and 80 F. The median building has 4.2 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 2 across Manhattan. 4,012 of its 17,754 residential units (23%) are rent-stabilized on the latest Department of Finance tax bills on file. The most common housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months were heat and hot water (851), unsanitary condition (341), and plumbing (183).

Chinatown by the numbers

699 residential buildings (17,754 units) on record. 9,477 open HPD violations (2,052 class C, immediately hazardous). 1,751 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 93 executed evictions in 3 years, 144 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 262 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in Chinatown

Most open HPD violations per 10 units. Graded rental buildings with 6 or more units; co-ops, condos and NYCHA are left out. Only buildings with an HPD violation issued in the last 24 months or a 311 housing complaint in the last 12 are listed.

  1. 44 Canal Street: 198.3 open violations per 10 units (119 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: Individual owner
  2. 207 Henry Street: 184 open violations per 10 units (184 open, 10 units), grade F, owner: Y M M REALTY INC
  3. 9 Chatham Square: 105 open violations per 10 units (63 open, 6 units), grade F, owner: 9-10 CHATHAM, LLC
  4. 59 Bayard Street: 101.3 open violations per 10 units (81 open, 8 units), grade F, owner: 59 BAYARD ST REALTY CORP
  5. 47 Market Street: 91.4 open violations per 10 units (128 open, 14 units), grade F, owner: ANFANG PROPERTY CORP

Best five in Chinatown

Fewest open HPD violations per 10 units, then highest score and most units. The same rule as the worst five, recently active buildings only. Best buildings citywide.

  1. 72 Bayard Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 30 units), grade A, owner: JANCO REALTY CORP
  2. 26 Pell Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 27 units), grade A, owner: 28 PELL LLC
  3. 26 Mott Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 20 units), grade A, owner: 26 Mott St. Corp
  4. 39 Henry Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 20 units), grade A, owner: FORTUNE 39 INC
  5. 42 Market Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 18 units), grade A, owner: 40/42 MARKET STREET ASSOCIATES LLC

Largest landlords in Chinatown

By units in Chinatown, among portfolios of 3 or more buildings and 50 or more units citywide. Names are as filed on HPD registrations. How totals are counted. Report an error.

  1. NYC HOUSING AUTHORITY (owner entity): 1,934 units in 1 building
  2. HERMINIO TORRES (head officer on HPD registrations): 1,590 units in 1 building
  3. CHRISTINE CHORNY (head officer on HPD registrations): 256 units in 1 building
  4. DANNY GUO (head officer on HPD registrations): 192 units in 10 buildings
  5. THOMAS YU (head officer on HPD registrations): 154 units in 7 buildings

Nearby neighborhoods

Sources: NYC HPD housing maintenance code violations, HPD property registrations and housing litigation, 311 service requests, DOB violations, NYC Marshals evictions, and HPD bedbug filings from NYC Open Data, plus rent-stabilized unit counts from NYC Department of Finance tax bills. How grades work.