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5 Chatham Square, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 00162 • Lot 0042 • Zip: 10038

Condition

What the city currently has open against this building, counted from its own records.

Address

Primary address: 5 Chatham Square, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10038
Block: 00162
Lot: 0042
BBL: 1001620042
Unified address ID: 1001620042

Land use and zoning

Land use: Mixed Residential & Commercial Buildings
Zoning: C6-1G (Commercial)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 4,161 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 25 ft x 135 ft
Built FAR: 2.54
Max residential FAR: 3.44
Max commercial FAR: 6
School district: 2

Building

Building class: Store Buildings - Predominant Retail with Other Uses (K4)
Year built: 1913
Last altered: 1913
Floors: 4
Total units: 2
Residential units: 0
Building area: 10,550 sq ft
Building dimensions: 25 ft x 135 ft
Basement: None/No Basement
Owner: CHATHAM MOTT LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $2,814,000
Total assessment: $1,266,300
Land assessment: $472,500
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: MOTT OPERATING CORP.

Neighborhood

The area this lot falls inside, and the commute Hoodkit measures from it.

Neighborhood Chinatown
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 4 days ago
Nearest station
Grand St B D

About 4 minutes on foot · 280 m

  • Union Square 20 min 4 walking, 16 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 23 min 4 walking, 19 riding
  • Grand Central 24 min 4 walking, 20 riding
  • Times Square 25 min 4 walking, 21 riding
  • Penn Station 25 min 4 walking, 21 riding
  • Fulton Street 26 min 4 walking, 22 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2026

  1. DOB NOW filing May 12, 2026 $274,000

    Alteration

    Approved

2025

  1. DOB NOW filing Dec 15, 2025 $675,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  2. DOB NOW filing Dec 11, 2025 $38,500

    Alteration

    Approved

  3. DOB NOW filing Dec 11, 2025 $274,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  4. DOB NOW filing Dec 3, 2025 $2,300

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  5. DOB NOW filing Nov 25, 2025 $55,000

    Alteration

    Approved

2022

  1. DOB violation Jul 1, 2022

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    EXP4 MASNRY WALL IN STATE OF DISREPAIR W/MISSING/DETERIORATED MORTAR JOINTS,IMPROPERLY LLAID MASNRY,INADQUATE BONDING...

  2. Sale May 20, 2022 $3,900,000

    Changed hands

    5 CHATHAM SQUARE

  3. DOB violation May 1, 2022

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    BUILDING RENDERED NON COMPLIANT DUE TO ADJACENT FIVE ALARM FIRE. THE REMAINING MASONRY WALL AT 6 CHATHAM SQUARE IS IN...

2020

  1. DOB violation May 13, 2020

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2016

  1. DOB violation Jun 1, 2016

    EVCAT5-NON-RESIDENTIAL ELEVATOR PERIODIC INSPECTION/TEST ELEVATORREQUIRED

    FAILURE TO PERFORM CATEGORY 5 INSPECTION

  2. DOB violation Apr 25, 2016

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2015

  1. DOB violation Jun 10, 2015

    EVCAT1-ELEVATOR ANNUAL INSPECTION / TEST ELEVATORREQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2014 INSPECTION/TEST

2014

  1. ECB violation Jan 13, 2014 $500

    CLASS - 2

    02X10,17D06. 02X-2WAY COMMUNICATION INOPERABLE.

2013

  1. ECB violation Apr 15, 2013 $530

    CLASS - 2

    97*05. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR DEVICE.RESPONDENT FAILED TO ALLOW MANDATORY ANNUAL INSPECTION BY THE DEPT OR APPR...

2012

  1. DOB filing May 16, 2012 $7,000

    Alteration Type III

    WEST WALL REPLACEMENT OF PARAPET WALL AND (5) WINDOW LINTELS AS PER PLAN.

  2. Permit issued Mar 7, 2012

    AL / OT

    Z J CONTRACTING & RESTORA

2008

  1. DOB filing Sep 16, 2008 $90,000

    Alteration Type II

    REPLACE EXIST'G A/C UNITS WITH EXIST'G DUCT WORK, NO CHANGE IN USE AND EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY

2007

  1. DOB filing Aug 7, 2007 $0

    Place of Assembly

    MOTT STREET AMUSEMENT CO

  2. ECB violation Jan 2, 2007 $180

    Non-Hazardous

    ALTERED BLDG OCCUPIED W/O A VALID CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.IN THAT BLDG ALTERED UNDER JOB#101455444 OCCUPIED W/O VALI...

2006

  1. Permit issued Jul 7, 2006

    EW / MH

    SINO CONSTRUCTION INC

2002

  1. DOB filing Oct 10, 2002 $0

    Alteration Type III

    Installation of 20LF heavy duty Sidewalk Shed @300 psf . Installed for facade repair. There will be no change to egre...

  2. DOB filing Aug 20, 2002 $10,000

    Alteration Type II

    REPLACE EXISTING A/C UNIT WITH NEW UNIT. OBTAIN EQUIPMENT USE PERMIT. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR MEANS OF EGRESS.

  3. ECB violation Aug 13, 2002 $0

    Hazardous

    NO DESIGN DRAWING FOR SCAFFOLD. AT TIME OF INSEPCTION PIPE SCAFFOLD WAS ERECTED ON THE TOP OF THE SIDEWALK SHED AND N...

  4. ECB violation Aug 13, 2002 $0

    Non-Hazardous

    WORK W/O PERMIT ( SIDE WALK SHED ) AT TIME OF INSPECTION 30' LONG SIDEWALK SHED WAS ERECTED ON THE FRONT OF THE BLDG ...

  5. Permit issued Jul 16, 2002

    EW / MH

    MOTT STREET AMUSEMENT CO.

1997

  1. Permit issued Mar 13, 1997

    PL / PL

    VIGILANTE CONTRACTING

  2. Permit issued Feb 4, 1997

    AL

    SPEC BUILT CORP

The most recent 6 events from each dataset, so no one source takes the axis. Each tab holds the full record.

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
WING MING PROPERTIES
LANCE STEINBERG
Owner
Wing Ming Properties
WING MING
Owner
MOTT STREET AMUSEMENT CO
PALMER SAMUEL
Owner
New Century Construction Corp.
Daniel Wapner
Owner
N/A
SAMUEL SCHMERLER
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
MALACHITE REALTY GROUP
RONKONKOMA, NY, 11779
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGEE/LENDER
220 RXR PLAZA
UNIONDALE, NY, 11556
GRANTEE/BUYER
48 EAST OLD COUNTRY ROAD, SUITE 203
MINEOLA, NY, 11501
GRANTOR/SELLER
215 EAST 68TH STREET, SUITE 30B
NEW YORK, NY, 10035
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
48 EAST OLD COUNTRY ROAD, SUITE 203
MINEOLA, NY, 11501
PARTY ONE
C/O M&T BANK
350 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
GRANTEE/BUYER
350 EAST 79TH STREET, APARTMENT 43B
NEW YORK, NY, 10021
LESSEE/TENANT
GRANTOR/SELLER
GRANTEE/BUYER
Party 2

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner