Family-owned Chinatown walk-up with an sparse building-level file set against active surrounding street traffic.
A four-unit Chinatown walk-up that has remained in the Eng family across trust transfers since 1970. While the building itself generates very few filings, the surrounding block activity carries distinct commercial and street patterns. Three things to know:
Commercial venting and air-quality calls cluster on surrounding blocks. Within three blocks, residents logged 11 food establishment complaints and 9 indoor air quality reports over the last 12 months. Restaurant venting and exhaust odors frequently travel through shaftways and open windows on these Chinatown commercial blocks.
Encampment activity is concentrated on the nearby streetscape. 201 encampment calls were logged within three blocks over the last year, with the most recent filed September 19, 2026. The high volume reflects dense street traffic around nearby Chinatown corridors.
Off-hours residential noise generates steady calls nearby. 121 residential noise calls occurred within three blocks in the last year, split between 57 banging or pounding reports and 55 loud music or party calls. The activity stems from nearby residential density along the block.
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17 Oliver Street is a 4-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1002790010). This building is associated with Ann Sue Eng Revocable Trust. Brix tracks 1 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1920, this walk-up apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Tenants have filed 2 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about unsanitary condition.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed May 20, 2025.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on October 16, 2017, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 59/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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