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148 Orchard Street

227Records
14City systems
2Open violations
14.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Lower East Side
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227 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 75 311 service requests, 46 rodent inspections, 29 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units19
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)148 APPLE ORCHARD REALTY CORP.,
BBL1004110002
BIN1005341

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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 53% 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 14.7. 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 violations2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2018-12-19.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

32 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (15) · Graffiti (4) · Lead (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Indoor Air Quality (3) · Cannabis Retailer (2).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (19)
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)148 APPLE ORCHARD REALTY CORP
Head officerELIZABETH CIPRIANO
Managing agentBROWNSTONE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CORP
Last registered2025-09-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,852,000 $1,283,400
2026$3,113,000 $1,400,850
2027$3,281,000 $1,476,450

The city's market estimate has risen 15% 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

SubwayDelancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Essex St / Rivington St — M9 · 450 ft
Citi BikeAllen St & Rivington St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

148 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

32 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 BROWNSTONE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CORP — 56 buildings, 811 units. Grades across the portfolio: A36 · B13 · C6 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1835 Needham Avenue BX47 B
302 Mott Street MN43 C
2725 Creston Avenue BX32 B
606 West 137 Street MN26 B
166 Orchard Street MN25 A
82 East 3 Street MN22 A
357 West 54 Street MN21 B
122 Orchard Street MN20 B
150 Orchard Street MN20 A
78 Rivington Street MN20 A
180 Prince Street MN20 A
148 Orchard Street MN19 A
240 West 16 Street MN19 A
160 Orchard Street MN18 A
52 West 14 Street MN18 A
77 Delancey Street MN18 B
188 Orchard Street MN17 A
168 Ludlow Street MN17 A
179 Orchard Street MN17 A
81 Rivington Street MN16 A
146 Orchard Street MN16 A
133 Orchard Street MN16 A
97 Chambers Street MN16 A
138 Orchard Street MN16 B
49 Essex Street MN15 A
98 Orchard Street MN15 A
86 Stanton Street MN15 B
125 Orchard Street MN14 A
149 Orchard Street MN14 A
349 Bedford Avenue BK14 C
121 Orchard Street MN14 A
276 East 10 Street MN12 A
135 Orchard Street MN12 A
1500 Bushwick Avenue BK12 A
62 Rivington Street MN12 A
125 Stanton Street MN11 A
162 Orchard Street MN10 A
170 East 106 Street MN10 A
168 Rivington Street MN10 A
319 East Houston Street MN8 A
192 Orchard Street MN8 A
1160 1 Avenue MN8 B
1162 1 Avenue MN8 B
190 Rockaway Avenue BK8 C
210 Forsyth Street MN8 A
93 Allen Street MN8 B
143 Orchard Street MN7 A
56 Rivington Street MN7 A
88 Clinton Street MN7 B
275A Malcolm X Boulevard BK4 F
65 Irving Avenue BK4 C
1263 Pacific Street BK4 C
28 Graham Avenue BK4 B
30-78 43 Street QN3 A
182 Norfolk Street MN3 C
88 Rivington Street MN3 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $283,678 on 2015-04-01 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-04-01Agreement $1,050,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 148 APPLE ORCHARD REALTY CORPORATION $1,050,000
2015-04-01Mortgage $283,678 — from 148 APPLE ORCHARD REALTY CORPORATION to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $283,678
2013-01-29Agreement $800,000 — from 148 APPLE ORCHARD REALTY CORPORATION to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. $800,000
2013-01-29Mortgage $327,762 — from 148 APPLE ORCHARD REALTY CORPORATION to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. $327,762
2005-02-23AL&R $800,000 — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC to 148 APPLE ORCHARD REALTY CORP; 148 APPLE ORCHARD REALTY CORPORATION $800,000
2005-02-23Agreement $800,000 — from 148 APPLE ORCHARD REALTY CORPORATION; 148 APPLE ORCHARD REALTY CORP to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC $800,000
2005-02-23Mortgage $581,570 — from 148 APPLE ORCHARD REALTY CORPORATION; 148 APPLE ORCHARD REALTY CORP to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC $581,570
1999-04-20Mortgage $300,000 — from 148 APPLE ORCHARD REALTY CORPORATION to GREENPOINT MORTGAGECORP. $300,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170112
2018518427
20193121328
20200213
202107613
20220538
2023126229
2024014317
2025019221
2026112215
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 136Ownership & money 16Health & systems 46

Every one of the 227 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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