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127 Orchard Street

1,158Records
19City systems
72Open violations
46.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Lower East Side
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1,158 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 382 HPD complaints, 344 311 service requests, 179 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units20
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)127-129 ORCHARD ST.,
BBL1004150072
BIN1079077, 1079078

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 71% 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 46.2. 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 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations72 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 64 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2003-07-11.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

79 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · PLUMBING (13) · Noise (7) · Food Establishment (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · GENERAL (5).

Filed construction activity

$396,700 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (20)
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)127-129 ORCHARD ST LLC
Head officerROBERT RAPHAEL
Managing agentGILMAN MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-10-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,975,000 $2,238,750
2026$4,825,000 $2,171,250
2027$5,168,000 $2,325,600

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Lucky Jack'sAmericanB—
Russ & Daughters CafeAmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 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
6 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), 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.

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 · 500 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

127 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

79 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by GILMAN MANAGEMENT CORP. — 48 buildings, 1,313 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B11 · C17 · D11 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
582 St Nicholas Avenue MN96 C
255 Lafayette Street MN93 A
175 Hawthorne Street BK67 C
461 Audubon Avenue MN66 B
3569 DeKalb Avenue BX59 F
574 St Nicholas Avenue MN54 D
80 St Nicholas Place MN48 C
97 Seaman Avenue MN48 B
1990 Gleason Avenue BX46 A
89 Seaman Avenue MN43 D
1996 Gleason Avenue BX42 A
142 South 9 Street BK41 B
190 South 8 Street BK41 C
575 Herkimer Street BK38 D
397 East 49 Street BK34 C
224 South 3 Street BK33 B
105 Lefferts Place BK32 D
503 West 167 Street MN30 C
513 East 13 Street MN27 B
75 Monroe Street MN24 B
1616 President Street BK24 D
113 Henry Street MN22 A
11 Rutland Road BK20 B
127 Orchard Street MN20 B
121 Henry Street MN20 B
142 West 139 Street MN20 C
552 West 185 Street MN20 D
1865 2 Avenue MN17 D
158 Stanton Street MN16 B
132 Herkimer Street BK16 C
140 Herkimer Street BK16 C
136 Herkimer Street BK16 C
2044 Bergen Street BK16 D
119 Henry Street MN13 A
417 West 150 Street MN10 C
128 Madison Avenue MN9 C
378 Hooper Street BK8 D
937 Jefferson Avenue BK8 D
276 Marion Street BK8 B
1229 Halsey Street BK8 C
552 Dean Street BK8 F
399 Berry Street BK7 D
160 Stanton Street MN6 C
696 Miller Avenue BK6 C
96 Christopher Street MN6 A
328 Bleecker Street MN5 C
326 Bleecker Street MN3 A
94 Christopher Street MN3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $155,664 on 2021-12-02 (lender: Alma Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-12-02Mortgage $155,665 — from 127-129 ORCHARD ST. LLC to ALMA BANK $155,665
2021-12-02Agreement $2,600,000 — from 127-129 ORCHARD ST. LLC to ALMA BANK $2,600,000
2008-06-05Agreement $3,200,000 — from SOVEREIGN BANK to 127-129 ORCHARD ST. LLC $3,200,000
2008-06-05AL&R $3,200,000 — from 127-129 ORCHARD ST. LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $3,200,000
2008-06-05Mortgage $459,214 — from 127-129 ORCHARD ST. LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $459,214
2005-08-31Mortgage $300,000 — from 127-129 ORCHARD STREET to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $300,000
2004-10-01Mortgage $2,600,000 — from 127-129 ORCHARD ST., LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $2,600,000
2004-10-01DEEDO $2,414,675 — from IRVING REALTY, LLC to 127-129 ORCHARD ST., LLC $2,414,675

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017113611177
201814110420
201951410350
202060230231
202130224332
202250140423
20232070716
202400390746
202513450655
202643680479
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The full timeline

Construction 114Enforcement 40Housing & tenants 922Ownership & money 33Health & systems 49

Every one of the 1,158 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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