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131 Orchard Street

583Records
17City systems
2Open violations
11.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Lower East Side
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583 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 181 311 service requests, 139 HPD complaints, 63 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units16
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)131 ORCHARD SM LLC
BBL1004150071
BIN1005504, 1084895

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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 57% 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 11.8. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 2012-09-20.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4).

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

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

35 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (10) · Sidewalk Condition (7) · Noise (4) · Outdoor Dining (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2).

Filed construction activity

$189,500 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 (16)
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)131 ORCHARD SM, LLC
Head officerJeanette Colaianni
Managing agenteric Alvarez
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$4,233,000 $1,904,850
2026$4,652,000 $2,093,400
2027$4,775,000 $2,148,750

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Good Thanks CafeAustralianAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Allen St / Delancey St — B39 M15 · 100 ft
Citi BikeAllen St & Rivington 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: 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

131 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

35 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $912,378 on 2023-11-20 (lender: Societe Generale Financial Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-11-20Agreement $16,100,000 — from SOCIETE GENERALE FINANCIAL CORPORATION to 303 BROW LLC; SM 303 BROOME, LLC; 131 ORCHARD SM, LLC $16,100,000
2023-11-20AL&R $7,700,000 — from 131 ORCHARD SM, LLC to SOCIETE GENERALE FINANCIAL CORPORATION $7,700,000
2023-11-20Agreement $7,700,000 — from 131 ORCHARD SM, LLC to SOCIETE GENERALE FINANCIAL CORPORATION $7,700,000
2023-11-20Mortgage $912,378 — from 131 ORCHARD SM, LLC to SOCIETE GENERALE FINANCIAL CORPORATION $912,378
2023-11-20Mortgage $6,787,622 — from 131 ORCHARD SM, LLC to SOCIETE GENERALE FINANCIAL CORPORATION $6,787,622
2018-06-12Mortgage $3,352,978 — from SM 303 BROOME, LLC; 131 ORCHARD SM, LLC; 303 BROW LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $3,352,978
2018-06-12Agreement $16,100,000 — from 303 BROW LLC; 131 ORCHARD SM, LLC; SM 303 BROOME, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $16,100,000
2015-06-01Mortgage $14,000,000 — from SM 303 BROOME, LLC; SMBRO RIVINGTON, LLC; 131 ORCHARD SM, LLC; SMSIS RIVINGTON, LLC; SM HI to SAFRA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $14,000,000
2013-05-15AL&R $13,500,000 — from 303 BROW, LLC; 131 ORCHARD SM, LLC; SM 303 BROOME, LLC to SARFA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $13,500,000
2013-05-15Mortgage $5,360,283 — from SM 303 BROOME, LLC; 131 ORCHARD SM, LLC; 303 BROW, LLC to SARFA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $5,360,283
2012-01-27Agreement $8,400,000 — from 131 ORCHARD SM, LLC; BELLE POINTE ORCHARD, LLC; SM 303 BROOME, LLC; 303 BROW LL to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $8,400,000
2012-01-19Mortgage $3,200,000 — from BELLE POINTE ORCHARD, LLC; 131 ORCHARD S M LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,200,000
2012-01-19Deed $4,000,000 — from LONG CAM UNITED REALTY LLC to BELLE POINTE ORCHARD, LLC; 131 ORCHARD S M LLC $4,000,000
2006-08-04Mortgage $800,000 — from LONG CAM UNITED REALTY, LLC to CHINATOWN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $800,000
1998-03-25Mortgage $650,000 — from 130 LUCKY WAY REALTYCORP. to 130 ALLEN CORP. $650,000

Ten-year activity

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2021
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017006017
20180125311
201903240431
202001200223
202100250227
202242310441
202300156425
202400232631
20255390623
202601100516
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The full timeline

Construction 108Enforcement 32Housing & tenants 362Ownership & money 34Health & systems 47

Every one of the 583 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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