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85 Rivington Street

1,466Records
18City systems
3Open violations
134.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Lower East Side
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1,466 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 559 311 service requests, 547 HPD complaints, 96 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units15
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)ORCHARD STREET HOLDINGS LLC
BBL1004100011
BIN1005309

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More 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 134.3. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations3 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-12-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

110 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 20 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 84). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
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’24–25
84
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

121 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (53) · Noise (11) · PAINT/PLASTER (7) · Consumer Complaint (6) · APPLIANCE (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5).

Filed construction activity

$119,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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)Orchard Street Holding LLC
Head officerNurul Ahia
Managing agentTristar Management Associates LLC
Last registered2025-10-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,830,000 $2,173,500
2026$5,160,000 $2,322,000
2027$5,341,000 $2,403,450

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
WildairNew AmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled, No Permit or License) · 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.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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
BusNearest boarding stop: Allen St / Delancey St — B39 M15 · 300 ft
Citi BikeAllen St & Rivington St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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

85 Rivington 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

121 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 53 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by TRISTAR MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES LLC — 78 buildings, 1,020 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B21 · C27 · D17 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
20 Avenue A MN63 B
1632 Madison Avenue MN59 D
630 West 136 Street MN45 B
35-61 92 Street QN45 B
579 61 Street BK44 C
351 West 125 Street MN38 F
3505 Rochambeau Avenue BX35 C
2356 Grand Concourse BX32 D
2366 Grand Concourse BX32 D
152 Thompson Street MN30 A
629 West 135 Street MN30 C
142 East 126 Street MN30 D
1065 Nelson Avenue BX28 D
142 Sullivan Street MN27 A
161 Prince Street MN24 A
826 9 Avenue MN22 C
715 East 5 Street MN20 B
3246 3 Avenue BX20 C
824 9 Avenue MN18 B
159 Prince Street MN16 B
31 St Marks Place MN16 B
746 9 Avenue MN16 C
85 Rivington Street MN15 C
615 1/2 Hudson Street MN15 C
1675 Lexington Avenue MN12 B
1732 2 Avenue MN12 C
723 11 Avenue MN11 B
714 Greenwich Street MN10 B
944 Columbus Avenue MN10 C
2361 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN10 C
2359 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN10 D
105 Avenue C MN9 B
113 1 Avenue MN8 D
120 East 116 Street MN8 C
941 Columbus Avenue MN8 B
451 Bergen Street BK8 A
1739 2 Avenue MN8 F
327 East 22 Street BK8 C
407 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 B
103 3 Place BK8 C
5723 5 Avenue BK8 C
190 Flatbush Avenue BK7 A
472 Bergen Street BK7 A
4802 4 Avenue BK7 A
4423 4 Avenue BK6 D
414 4 Avenue BK6 B
817 9 Avenue MN6 B
361 1 Avenue MN6 B
1290 Nostrand Avenue BK6 C
470 Bergen Street BK6 A
202 Flatbush Avenue BK6 C
268 Flatbush Avenue BK5 D
474 Bergen Street BK5 D
819 9 Avenue MN5 C
115 Seigel Street BK4 D
478 Bergen Street BK4 D
94-01 Roosevelt Avenue QN4 D
204 Flatbush Avenue BK4 D
480 Bergen Street BK4 C
212 Flatbush Avenue BK4 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,918,986 on 2017-01-25 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-01-25Mortgage $4,918,986 — from ORCHARD STREET HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,918,986
2017-01-25Agreement $9,000,000 — from ORCHARD STREET HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $9,000,000
2017-01-25AL&R $9,000,000 — from ORCHARD STREET HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $9,000,000
2012-05-14Mortgage $4,500,000 — from ORCHARD STREET HOLDINGS LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK AND LOAN AS $4,500,000
2010-10-29Deed $3,350,000 — from 140-142 ORCHARD STREET CORP. to ORCHARD STREET HOLDINGS LLC $3,350,000
1996-12-19Mortgage $50,000 — from 140-142 ORCHARD STREET CORP. to ASIA BANK, NA $50,000
1995-10-19Mortgage $350,000 — from 140-42 ORCHARD STREET CORP. to KARASEK, BERTHA $350,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701104419
201841170426
201900160420
202003620267
202100200424
202201170422
20233811709137
202402472455
2025089404106
202600300232
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The full timeline

Construction 83Enforcement 59Housing & tenants 1,245Ownership & money 18Health & systems 61

Every one of the 1,466 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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