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81 Orchard Street

1,016Records
17City systems
32Open violations
46.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Lower East Side
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1,016 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 393 HPD complaints, 275 311 service requests, 105 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1910
Floors6
Res. units30
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)75 & 81 ORCHARD ASSOCIATES LLC
BBL1004130045
BIN1005448

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 63% 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 46.5. 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 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations32 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 22 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2008-08-18.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

66 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Obstruction (20) · Residential Disposal Complaint (13) · SAFETY (7) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (5) · Noise (4) · PLUMBING (3).

Filed construction activity

$203,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (30)
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)75 & 81 ORCHARD ASSOCIATES, LLC
Head officerJEANETTE COLAIANNI
Managing agentSMA INC
Last registered2025-10-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,724,000 $3,475,800
2026$8,573,000 $3,857,850
2027$8,088,000 $3,639,600

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Dirt CandyVegetarianA—
Roasting Plant CoffeeCoffee/TeaB—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants · 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Grand St — B D · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Allen St / Grand St — M15 · 300 ft
Citi BikeOrchard St & Grand St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 042 Benjamin Altman
Middle: M.S. 131. 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

81 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

66 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by SMA INC — 4 buildings, 90 units. Grades across the portfolio: B3 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
81 Orchard Street MN30 B
248 Broome Street MN22 B
250 Broome Street MN22 C
254 Broome Street MN16 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $573,694 on 2019-05-21 (lender: Safra National Bank Of New York), covering 2 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
2019-05-21AL&R $25,250,000 — from 75 & 81 ORCHARD ASSOCIATES LLC to SAFRA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $25,250,000
2019-05-21Agreement $25,250,000 — from 75 & 81 ORCHARD ASSOCIATES LLC to SAFRA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $25,250,000
2019-05-21Mortgage $573,695 — from 75 & 81 ORCHARD ASSOCIATES LLC to SAFRA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $573,695
2014-02-10AL&R $27,000,000 — from 75 & 81 ORCHARD ASSOCIATES, LLC to SAFRA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $27,000,000
2014-02-10Agreement $27,000,000 — from 75 & 81 ORCHARD ASSOCIATES, LLC to SAFRA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $27,000,000
2014-02-10Mortgage $11,500,000 — from 75 & 81 ORCHARD ASSOCIATES, LLC to SAFRA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $11,500,000
2013-01-15Mortgage $7,081,546 — from 75 & 81 ORCHARD ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,081,546
2013-01-15Agreement $15,500,000 — from 75 & 81 ORCHARD ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $15,500,000
2012-12-26Deed $26,000,000 — from DERMOT ORCHARD STREET, LLC to 75 & 81 ORCHARD ASSOCIATES LLC $26,000,000
2005-02-10Deed $12,750,000 — from SLONIM, PAULA; 81 ORCHARD ASSOCIATES, LLC (95%) to DERMOT ORCHARD STREET, LLC $12,750,000
2005-02-10AL&R $9,000,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to DERMOT ORCHARD STREET, LLC $9,000,000
2005-02-10Mortgage $9,000,000 — from DERMOT ORCHARD STREET, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $9,000,000
1999-11-15Mortgage $495,000 — from 81 ORCHARD ASSOCIATES LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $495,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201721270131
201802230732
201901153322
2020010150227
202112360241
202201250430
202321050623
202406580569
202503400649
202600330437
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The full timeline

Construction 73Enforcement 56Housing & tenants 806Ownership & money 31Health & systems 50

Every one of the 1,016 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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