181 recorded events, 1987–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 104 311 service requests, 27 rodent inspections, 10 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 84% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 2. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (5) · Missed Collection (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Noise (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 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (25) |
| 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) | GIESELLA SMILOWITZ; SMILOWITZ HOLDING CO LLC |
| Managing agent | BROWNSTONE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-09-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,668,000 | $1,650,600 |
| 2026 | $4,127,000 | $1,857,150 |
| 2027 | $3,785,000 | $1,703,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 3% 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (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.
| Subway | 2 Av — F · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Allen St / Stanton St — M15 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Allen St & Stanton 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.
166 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 |
10 311 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: $28,928 on 2014-01-16 (lender: Flushing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-16 | Agreement $650,000 — from SMILOWITZ HOLDING COMPANY INC to FLUSHING BANK | $650,000 | |
| 2014-01-16 | AL&R $650,000 — from SMILOWITZ HOLDING COMPANY INC to FLUSHING BANK | $650,000 | |
| 2014-01-16 | Mortgage $28,928 — from SMILOWITZ HOLDING COMPANY INC to FLUSHING BANK | $28,928 | |
| 2005-03-30 | Agreement $800,000 — from SMILOWITZ HOLDING COMPANY,LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK,FSB | $800,000 | |
| 1999-10-14 | Mortgage $800,000 — from SMILOWITZ, ARON; SMILOWITZ, GISELLA to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK | $800,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 19 |
| 2021 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 18 |
| 2022 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 20 |
| 2023 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 16 |
| 2024 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2026 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
Every one of the 181 recorded events, 1987–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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