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69 Bayard Street

MANHATTAN, NY 10013 BBL 1001630018 28 units · 7 floors · 1945

This building has a severe track record, and our model predicts major ongoing maintenance failures.

HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Chinatown
At or below average
avg 10.9
5
Fewer violations More violations

This building has 5 recorded HPD violations, at or below the Chinatown average of 10.9.

Rent & eviction protection

Is 69 Bayard Street rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1945
6 or more units
28 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Potential rent stabilization. Building age and size suggest eligibility — confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) or request a rent history.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

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AI summary · updated June 2026

The 7-story, 34-unit tenement building at 69 Bayard Street in Chinatown, owned by Albert Wu, was constructed in 1945 and is currently facing several significant maintenance and compliance issues. Most notably, there are multiple active Environmental Control Board (ECB) violations from 2024 regarding facade maintenance, including vertical cracks at lightwells and unauthorized removal of a safety sidewalk shed, each carrying a penalty of $1,250. These violations are particularly concerning given their potential impact on resident safety and building integrity. The building has also been subject to repeated issues with its facade inspection cycle requirements (Cycle 8C and 9C), with violations still marked as active since 2021 for failure to submit acceptable reports.

Recent history shows a concerning pattern of food safety complaints in the vicinity, with the most recent being a food poisoning complaint in May 2025 currently under investigation, and previous violations including unpermitted food establishment operations and hygiene issues. While bedbug issues have not been reported in the past five filing periods (2020-2025), and the building has consistently passed rodent inspections, these recent findings provide some relief regarding pest management. The building's maintenance history also shows some attention to compliance, with multiple Local Law 188/17 inspections conducted in 2024-2025, though many resulted in "No Violation Warranted" findings rather than confirmed compliance. Of particular note is a vaccine mandate non-compliance complaint from December 2021, though this is now outdated.

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How 69 Bayard Street's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
64th percentile

Out of 390 buildings in this neighborhood, 250 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
61.9%
No serious
violations
31.9%
Some violations
(1–9)
6.2%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

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Number of apartments

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Building size

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311 call rate, landlord's portfolio

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What's in the 69 Bayard Street report

Building characteristics
Total units28
Floors7
Year built1945
Gross area16,000 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Multiple entrances & addresses

Included addresses

All street addresses that share this building's BBL and are covered by this report.

69 Bayard St, New York, NY 10013
71 Bayard St, New York, NY 10013
50 Mott St, New York, NY 10013
50a Mott St, New York, NY 10013
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69 Bayard Street's landlord & ownership

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Corporate Owner

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Name
Wing Wah Realty Corp.
Address
175 Canal Street
New York City, NY 10013
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69 Bayard Street event timeline

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2026
Bedbug Filing May 01
Bedbug report filed
0 infested · 0 eradicated
HPD Violation Apr 29
Class A violation

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