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35 Orchard Street

831Records
18City systems
1Open violations
226.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Chinatown-Two Bridges
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831 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 287 311 service requests, 181 HPD complaints, 174 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1910
Floors6
Res. units15
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)HAPPY SPRING REALTY INC
BBL1002990022
BIN1003865

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 92% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 226.1. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-12-01.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

37 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 35 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

138 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (92) · HEAT/HOT WATER (16) · GENERAL (5) · Consumer Complaint (5) · Dirty Condition (4) · Graffiti (3).

Filed construction activity

$952,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (24 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (15)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)HAPPY SPRING REALTY INC
Head officerMANCHAU CHENG
Managing agentCHENG YANG
Last registered2025-07-11

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$911,000 $409,950
2026$825,000 $371,250
2027$765,000 $344,250

The city's market estimate has fallen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Fa SanNot yet graded—
Scarr's PizzaPizzaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Temperature, Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayEast Broadway — F · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Grand St — B D · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Allen St / Hester St — M15-SBS · 250 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeAllen St & Hester St · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 042 Benjamin Altman
Middle: M.S. 131. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

35 Orchard Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

138 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 16 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $469,741 on 2003-08-12 (lender: Asia Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2003-08-12Mortgage $469,741 — from HAPPY SPRING REALTY INC. to ASIA BANK, N.A. $469,741
2001-06-28Mortgage $800,000 — from 34 ALLEN STREET REALTY CORP. to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $800,000
2000-04-03Mortgage $550,000 — from 35 ORCHARD STREET REALTY CORP. to BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED $550,000
1996-05-16Mortgage $413,000 — from 35 ORCHARD STREET REALTY CORP to RAZAR REALTY INC $413,000
1985-01-14Mortgage $350,000 — from RAZAR REALTY INC. to 35 ORCHARD ST CORP. $350,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017012001132
20184160516
201902280939
202080110221
202120150219
202240210429
20232310503113
2024121672385
202540470657
202600280533
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The full timeline

Construction 68Enforcement 28Housing & tenants 655Ownership & money 21Health & systems 59

Every one of the 831 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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