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33 Orchard Street

272Records
12City systems
23Open violations
29Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Chinatown-Two Bridges
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272 recorded events, 1989–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 88 311 service requests, 42 HPD complaints, 41 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units14
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)32 ALLEN REALTY INC.
BBL1002990023
BIN1003866

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 63% 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 29. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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C

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 violations23 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1994-09-01.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

38 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (9) · PAINT/PLASTER (8) · Street Condition (6) · WATER LEAK (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (2).

Filed construction activity

$16,250 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (14)
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)32 ALLEN REALTY INC
Head officerWEI H NG
Managing agentNEW GOLDEN AGE REALTY INC.
Last registered2025-08-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,977,000 $889,650
2026$2,316,000 $1,042,200
2027$1,994,000 $897,300

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 650 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 · 150 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

33 Orchard Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

38 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by NEW GOLDEN AGE REALTY INC. — 34 buildings, 710 units. Grades across the portfolio: A24 · B7 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
148 Madison Street MN80 A
25 Market Street MN74 A
158 Hester Street MN61 A
46 Henry Street MN32 A
17 Catherine Street MN32 C
420 42 Street BK31 A
165 Henry Street MN30 A
121 East Broadway MN30 A
249 East 50th Street MN27 A
48 Market Street MN26 A
136 East Broadway MN23 A
375 Broome Street MN22 D
135-10 35 Avenue QN20 A
87 Elizabeth Street MN18 A
107 Hester Street MN17 A
41 Spring Street MN17 A
33 Catherine Street MN16 A
38 East Broadway MN16 A
31 Orchard Street MN15 A
33 Orchard Street MN14 B
217 Mott Street MN12 A
18 Eldridge Street MN10 A
181 Hester Street MN9 A
118 Madison Street MN8 B
143 Mott Street MN8 B
100 Mott Street MN8 A
238 Elizabeth Street MN8 A
127 East Broadway MN8 B
259 East 7 Street MN8 B
136 Division Street MN7 B
41 Market Street MN7 A
61 East Broadway MN6 A
24 West 56 Street MN6 C
150-01 Northern Boulevard QN4 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $700,000 on 1999-10-01 (lender: Zara Realty Corp.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1999-10-01Mortgage $700,000 — from 32 ALLEN REALTY INC. to ZARA REALTY CORP. $700,000
1989-11-28Mortgage $550,000 — from ZARA REALTY CORP to SELEVAN, IRVING; SELEVAN, MORRIS $550,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170224
20181359
201915612
20200314
2021012315
2022014418
20230426
2024042244
2025032335
20263227
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 31Housing & tenants 175Ownership & money 7Health & systems 41

Every one of the 272 recorded events, 1989–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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