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157 Orchard Street

227Records
12City systems
0Open violations
1.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Lower East Side
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227 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 101 311 service requests, 26 rodent inspections, 21 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1900
Floors6
Res. units18
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)ORCHARD REALTY LLC
BBL1004160062
BIN1005529

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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 86% 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 1.4. 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

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.

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

39 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (25) · Graffiti (8) · Illegal Parking (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Lead (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).

Filed construction activity

$248,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (18)
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)Orchard Realty LLC
Head officerMartha E Kane
Managing agentA&H Management of New York LLC
Last registered2026-07-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,027,000 $1,362,150
2026$3,606,000 $1,622,700
2027$3,569,000 $1,606,050

The city's market estimate has risen 18% 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

Subway2 Av — F · 650 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
BusNearest boarding stop: Allen St / Stanton St — M15 · 350 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

157 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

39 311 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 A & H MANAGEMENT OF NEW YORK LLC — 12 buildings, 182 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B2 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
32 Lenox Road BK59 A
1335 East 12 Street BK28 A
157 Orchard Street MN18 A
151 Orchard Street MN18 A
155 Orchard Street MN18 A
147 Orchard Street MN15 A
145 Orchard Street MN10 C
3042 Brighton 1 Place BK6 B
4301 18 Avenue BK4 B
3035 Brighton 1 Street BK2 A
1102 Cortelyou Road BK2 A
1104 Cortelyou Road BK2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,805,491 on 2003-11-21 (lender: Independence Community Bank), covering 6 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
2003-11-21Mortgage $1,805,491 — from ORCHARD REALTY LLC; HORSESHOE REALTY to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,805,491
2003-03-05Mortgage $4,845,202 — from HORSESHOE REALTY LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $4,845,202
2000-01-13Mortgage $1,007,684 — from HORSESHOE REALTY LLC; ORCHARD REALTY, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $1,007,684
1995-07-20Mortgage $1,610,000 — from ORCHARD REALTY, LLC to ALLARD REALTIES $1,610,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001012
2018203229
20190090211
20200090110
20213070111
202250230331
202321180223
202431170324
2025007029
202601140217
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The full timeline

Construction 33Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 139Ownership & money 18Health & systems 27

Every one of the 227 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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