272 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 104 311 service requests, 62 DOB violations, 40 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 71% 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 5.7. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2004-04-02. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (11) · Noise (8) · Graffiti (6) · WATER LEAK (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (15) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 98 ORCHARD LLC |
| Head officer | DOROTA APPLEBAUM |
| Managing agent | BROWNSTONE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-09-16 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,155,000 | $1,869,750 |
| 2026 | $3,930,000 | $1,768,500 |
| 2027 | $3,966,000 | $1,784,700 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Subway | Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Grand St — B D · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Delancey St / Essex St — B39 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Orchard St & Grand St · 500 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.
98 Orchard Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
31 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.
Managed by BROWNSTONE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CORP — 56 buildings, 811 units. Grades across the portfolio: A36 · B13 · C6 · F1. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,098,066 on 2020-01-14 (lender: Axos Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-14 | Deed $9,080,000 — from 98 ORCHARD STREET REALTY LLC to 98 ORCHARD LLC | $9,080,000 | |
| 2020-01-14 | Agreement $4,000,000 — from 98 ORCHARD LLC to AXOS BANK | $4,000,000 | |
| 2020-01-14 | Mortgage $2,098,066 — from 98 ORCHARD LLC to AXOS BANK | $2,098,066 | |
| 2020-01-07 | Sold for $9,080,000 | $9,080,000 | $605,333 |
| 2017-06-01 | Mortgage $474,538 — from 98 ORCHARD STREET REALTY LLC to ASTORIA BANK | $474,538 | |
| 2017-06-01 | Agreement $2,000,000 — from 98 ORCHARD STREET REALTY LLC to ASTORIA BANK; ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $2,000,000 | |
| 2012-06-13 | Mortgage $310,962 — from 98 ORCHARD STREET REALTY to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $310,962 | |
| 2012-06-13 | Agreement $1,700,000 — from 98 ORCHARD STREET REALTY to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $1,700,000 | |
| 2008-12-31 | Agreement $1,460,187 — from 98 ORCHARD STREET REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $1,460,187 | |
| 2003-12-10 | Mortgage $545,544 — from 98 ORCHARD STREET REALTY LLC, to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURG | $545,544 | |
| 2003-12-10 | AL&R $1,600,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURG to 98 ORCHARD STREET REALTY LLC, | $1,600,000 | |
| 2003-12-10 | Agreement $1,600,000 — from 98 ORCHARD STREET REALTY LLC, to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURG | $1,600,000 | |
| 1999-10-21 | Mortgage $622,564 — from EINHORN, SOL to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH | $622,564 | |
| 1997-05-08 | Mortgage $499,999 — from EINHORN, SOL to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION | $499,999 | |
| 1989-09-11 | Mortgage $350,000 — from GENDEB REALTY CORP to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP | $350,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| 2018 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2019 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 2021 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2023 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| 2024 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2025 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2026 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
Every one of the 272 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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