Building Biography

The MapLandlordsNeighborhoodsZIP CodesGradesThe Mice MapAboutWhat's new

Building report

166 Orchard Street · Manhattan · BBL 1004110011 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

Free while in beta — every NYC building gets a report like this, updated weekly from city records. If it's useful, chip in to keep it free

Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP1
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed4
GRADE A

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

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

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).

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

What 311 hears from this address

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (5) · Missed Collection (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (25)
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)GIESELLA SMILOWITZ; SMILOWITZ HOLDING CO LLC
Managing agentBROWNSTONE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CORP
Last registered2025-09-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,668,000 $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.

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 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.

Getting around

Subway2 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
BusNearest boarding stop: Allen St / Stanton St — M15 · 300 ft
Citi BikeAllen 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.

Report a problem to 311

166 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

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by BROWNSTONE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CORP — 56 buildings, 811 units. Grades across the portfolio: A36 · B13 · C6 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1835 Needham Avenue BX47 B
302 Mott Street MN43 C
2725 Creston Avenue BX32 B
606 West 137 Street MN26 B
166 Orchard Street MN25 A
82 East 3 Street MN22 A
357 West 54 Street MN21 B
122 Orchard Street MN20 B
150 Orchard Street MN20 A
78 Rivington Street MN20 A
180 Prince Street MN20 A
148 Orchard Street MN19 A
240 West 16 Street MN19 A
160 Orchard Street MN18 A
52 West 14 Street MN18 A
77 Delancey Street MN18 B
188 Orchard Street MN17 A
168 Ludlow Street MN17 A
179 Orchard Street MN17 A
81 Rivington Street MN16 A
146 Orchard Street MN16 A
133 Orchard Street MN16 A
97 Chambers Street MN16 A
138 Orchard Street MN16 B
49 Essex Street MN15 A
98 Orchard Street MN15 A
86 Stanton Street MN15 B
125 Orchard Street MN14 A
149 Orchard Street MN14 A
349 Bedford Avenue BK14 C
121 Orchard Street MN14 A
276 East 10 Street MN12 A
135 Orchard Street MN12 A
1500 Bushwick Avenue BK12 A
62 Rivington Street MN12 A
125 Stanton Street MN11 A
162 Orchard Street MN10 A
170 East 106 Street MN10 A
168 Rivington Street MN10 A
319 East Houston Street MN8 A
192 Orchard Street MN8 A
1160 1 Avenue MN8 B
1162 1 Avenue MN8 B
190 Rockaway Avenue BK8 C
210 Forsyth Street MN8 A
93 Allen Street MN8 B
143 Orchard Street MN7 A
56 Rivington Street MN7 A
88 Clinton Street MN7 B
275A Malcolm X Boulevard BK4 F
65 Irving Avenue BK4 C
1263 Pacific Street BK4 C
28 Graham Avenue BK4 B
30-78 43 Street QN3 A
182 Norfolk Street MN3 C
88 Rivington Street MN3 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-01-16Agreement $650,000 — from SMILOWITZ HOLDING COMPANY INC to FLUSHING BANK $650,000
2014-01-16AL&R $650,000 — from SMILOWITZ HOLDING COMPANY INC to FLUSHING BANK $650,000
2014-01-16Mortgage $28,928 — from SMILOWITZ HOLDING COMPANY INC to FLUSHING BANK $28,928
2005-03-30Agreement $800,000 — from SMILOWITZ HOLDING COMPANY,LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK,FSB $800,000
1999-10-14Mortgage $800,000 — from SMILOWITZ, ARON; SMILOWITZ, GISELLA to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK $800,000

Ten-year activity

20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
20
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170213
20180426
201908210
2020018119
2021017118
2022016420
2023311216
20240628
20250325
20263429
This record is free. Keeping it free costs money.
Servers, data pipelines, weekends. Pay what you want — a dollar helps.
Chip in

The last 12 months — 10 records

DateRecord
2026-09-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-08-13311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper/Metal/Glass/Rigid Plastic
2026-08-13311: Missed Collection — Trash
2026-08-04311: Missed Collection — Trash
2026-04-01311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2026-03-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-02-05FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-02-05FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2026-02-05FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2025-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-08-13311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper/Metal/Glass/Rigid Plastic
2026-08-13311: Missed Collection — Trash
2026-08-04311: Missed Collection — Trash
2026-04-01311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2026-03-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-02-05FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-02-05FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2026-02-05FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2025
2025-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-09-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-08-10311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2025-03-18Eviction executed (STREET LEVEL STORE)
2025-03-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-11-22311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-09-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-09-07311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-03-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-02-12311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-02-12Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-01-26311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023
2023-12-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-11-06311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023-09-19311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2023-09-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-09-01311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2023-07-06311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2023-05-09311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2023-05-07311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-04-01311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-03-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-02-23311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-02-18311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-02-02FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2023-02-02FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023-01-14311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-01-03FDNY inspection (E-CIDS)
2022
2022-12-22Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-12-21311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2022-12-10311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2022-11-17311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-10-23311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-10-22311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-09-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-07-05311: Illegal Fireworks — N/A
2022-06-19311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-06-04311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-05-12Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-04-10311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-04-09311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-04-04Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-04-03311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-04-03311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-03-13311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2022-03-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-01-27311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2022-01-07311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021
2021-12-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-10-29311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2021-10-22311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2021-10-22311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2021-10-03311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-10-03311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2021-09-20311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2021-09-19311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2021-09-19311: Noise — Noise: Alarms (NR3)
2021-09-18311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2021-09-18311: Noise — Noise: Alarms (NR3)
2021-06-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-06-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-06-13311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2021-06-12311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2021-04-22Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2020
2020-12-13311: Animal-Abuse — Neglected
2020-10-25311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-08-31311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2020-08-27311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-08-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-08-04311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-08-03311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-07-30311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2020-07-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-07-22311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-06-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-06-18311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2020-06-14311: Damaged Tree — Tree Alive - in Poor Condition
2020-06-13311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2020-06-01311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2020-05-02311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-04-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-02-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-01-08311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-10-22311: Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)
2019-09-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-08-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-08-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-07-30311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2019-04-28311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-04-28311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-03-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-01-18311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-01-18Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018
2018-12-13311: Consumer Complaint — Prohibited Item Sale to Minor
2018-10-28311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2018-09-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-04-22311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-03-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-02-23311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017
2017-09-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-08-10311: Consumer Complaint — Cigarette Sale to Minor
2017-03-22311: Indoor Air Quality — Chemical Vapors/Gases/Odors
2016
2016-12-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-09-25311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016-06-18311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2016-05-07311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016-02-16311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-02-16Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015
2015-12-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-12-12311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2015-05-26311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2015-03-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-02-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-02-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-02-01311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-02-01Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2014
2014-12-15311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2014-12-03311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2014-11-03311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2014-10-12311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-10-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-10-04311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-09-01311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2014-06-21311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2014-06-01311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2014-05-07311: Sidewalk Condition — Blocked - Construction
2014-04-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-04-23311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2014-04-18HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
2014-01-16Agreement $650,000 — from SMILOWITZ HOLDING COMPANY INC to FLUSHING BANK$650,000
2014-01-16TL&R — from FLUSHING BANK
2014-01-16AL&R $650,000 — from SMILOWITZ HOLDING COMPANY INC to FLUSHING BANK$650,000
2014-01-16Mortgage $28,928 — from SMILOWITZ HOLDING COMPANY INC to FLUSHING BANK$28,928
2013
2013-08-22311: Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)
2013-03-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-05-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-04-16311: Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)
2011
2011-11-16311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2011-10-06311: Bike Rack Condition — Chained Bike
2011-09-14311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — LOCKS
2011-09-14Tenant complaint: GENERAL — LOCKS
2011-04-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-05-03311: Consumer Complaint — Sidewalk Blocked
2010-03-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2005
2005-03-30AL&R — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK,FSB to SMILOWITZ HOLDING COMPANY,LLC
2005-03-30Agreement $800,000 — from SMILOWITZ HOLDING COMPANY,LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK,FSB$800,000
2005-03-30CORRD — from SMILLOWITZ, GISELLA; SMILOWITZ, ARON to SMILLOWITZ HOLDING COMPANY, LLC
2001
2001-05-22Deed — from SMILOWITZ, ARON; SMILOWITZ, GISELLA to SMILOWITZ HOLDING COMPANY, INC.
2000
2000-07-26Deed — from SMILOWITZ, AARON; SMILOWITZ, GISELLA to SMILOWITZ HOLDING COMPANY, LLC
2000-06-13DOB complaint, category ?
2000-03-01ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED PLANS # 102224512- ALT- 2/3/1999. NOTED: STAIR ROOF BULKHEAD HAS TWO DOORS OPENING OUT ONTO ROF $250
2000-02-15Permit EQ — ISSUED
2000-02-15Permit AL — ISSUED
2000-02-14Permit EQ — ISSUED
2000-01-12Permit EQ — ISSUED
1999
1999-12-30Permit EQ — ISSUED
1999-10-19DOB complaint, category ?
1999-10-19DOB complaint, category ?
1999-10-14Mortgage $800,000 — from SMILOWITZ, ARON; SMILOWITZ, GISELLA to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK$800,000
1999-08-19Permit EQ — ISSUED
1999-08-12Permit PL — ISSUED
1999-04-30Permit AL — ISSUED
1999-04-30Permit EQ — ISSUED
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1987
1987-11-09HPD class A: D26-20.08,20.09 ADM CODE FILE CERTIFICATION OF SATISFACTORY INSTALLATION OF SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH H.P.D. RULES AND REGUL

Support this site Back to the building page