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78 Orchard Street

390Records
18City systems
0Open violations
1.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Lower East Side
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390 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 111 HPD complaints, 101 311 service requests, 51 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units15
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)78 ORCHARD STREET LLC
BBL1004080006
BIN1005270

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 86% 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 1.3. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

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

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (7) · Graffiti (4) · Noise (3) · Lead (2) · Outdoor Dining (2) · New Tree Request (1).

Filed construction activity

$240,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1920)
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)78 ORCHARD STREET, LLC
Head officerSARA KUBERSKY
Managing agentKUBERSKY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-09-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,597,000 $1,618,650
2026$3,583,000 $1,612,350
2027$3,389,000 $1,525,050

The city's market estimate has fallen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Orchard GrocerVeganA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (0 in the last three years).

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

Getting around

SubwayDelancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Grand St — B D · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Allen St / Grand St — M15 · 350 ft
Citi BikeOrchard St & Grand St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 042 Benjamin Altman. 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

78 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

21 311 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 KUBERSKY MANAGEMENT — 43 buildings, 237 units. Grades across the portfolio: A34 · B5 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
78 Orchard Street MN15 A
47 Maujer Street BK14 A
235 Montrose Avenue BK8 A
183 Humboldt Street BK8 A
193 Johnson Avenue BK8 A
207 Montrose Avenue BK8 B
205 Montrose Avenue BK8 A
191 Johnson Avenue BK8 A
188 Meserole Street BK8 A
233 Montrose Avenue BK8 A
313 Union Avenue BK8 A
46 Maujer Street BK7 A
202 Meserole Street BK7 A
186 Meserole Street BK7 A
45 Maujer Street BK7 A
43 Maujer Street BK7 A
206 Meserole Street BK7 A
208 Meserole Street BK7 A
1326 Chisholm Street BX7 B
92 Scholes Street BK7 A
204 Meserole Street BK7 A
315 Union Avenue BK6 A
973 Metropolitan Avenue BK6 A
26 Maujer Street BK4 A
23 Ten Eyck Street BK4 A
27 Ten Eyck Street BK4 A
29 Ten Eyck Street BK4 A
19 Ten Eyck Street BK4 A
24 Maujer Street BK4 A
21 Ten Eyck Street BK4 B
25 Ten Eyck Street BK4 A
331 Warwick Street BK2 A
335 Warwick Street BK2 B
148-41 Hillside Avenue QN2 A
148-39 Hillside Avenue QN2 C
148-41A Hillside Avenue QN2 A
148-37 Hillside Avenue QN2 A
148-35 Hillside Avenue QN2 B
327 Warwick Street BK2 C
2346 Lorillard Place BX2 D
329 Warwick Street BK2 A
333 Warwick Street BK2 A
3029160016 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $152,821 on 2024-09-23 (lender: Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-09-23AL&R $8,775,000 — from 78 ORCHARD STREET LLC; 191-193 JOHNSON REALTY LLC to NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC $8,775,000
2024-09-23Agreement $8,775,000 — from 191-193 JOHNSON REALTY LLC; 78 ORCHARD STREET LLC to NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC $8,775,000
2024-09-23Mortgage $152,821 — from 78 ORCHARD STREET LLC; 191-193 JOHNSON REALTY LLC to NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC $152,821
2019-10-25Mortgage $590,814 — from 191-193 JOHNSON REALTY LLC; 78 ORCHARD STREET LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $590,814
2019-10-25Agreement $9,325,000 — from 191-193 JOHNSON REALTY LLC; 78 ORCHARD STREET LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $9,325,000
2015-10-15Agreement $4,530,000 — from 78 ORCHARD STREET LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK; SANTANDER BANK, NA; SOVEREIGN BANK, NA $4,530,000
2015-10-15Mortgage $2,028,263 — from 78 ORCHARD STREET LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK; SANTANDER BANK, NA; SOVEREIGN BANK, NA $2,028,263
2011-11-30Agreement $2,700,000 — from 78 ORCHARD STREET LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $2,700,000
2007-04-06Deed $4,500,000 — from ROYAL EQUITIES to 78 ORCHARD STREET LLC $4,500,000
2007-04-06Agreement $3,150,000 — from SOVEREIGN BANK to 78 ORCHARD STREET LLC $3,150,000
2007-04-06AL&R $3,150,000 — from 78 ORCHARD STREET LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $3,150,000
2003-09-29Mortgage $1,741,312 — from 84 REALTY,LLC; ROYAL EQUITIES to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,741,312
2003-09-29Agreement $3,900,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to ROYAL EQUITIES; 84 REALTY,LLC $3,900,000
2003-09-29AL&R $3,900,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 84 REALTY,LLC; ROYAL EQUITIES $3,900,000
1988-11-25Mortgage $1,610,491 — from ROYAL EQUITIES to LINCOLN SVGS BK $1,610,491

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201725018
201813160332
20193102318
202004026
2021090211
202205049
2023490518
20240144523
2025062311
202605038
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The full timeline

Construction 27Enforcement 45Housing & tenants 228Ownership & money 51Health & systems 39

Every one of the 390 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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