Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

191 Orchard St

built 1900 · 5 stories · 20 apartments
Also known as 193 Orchard St — one building, several doors.
Registered with the city: ELK CENTRAL PROPERTIES ORCHARD; ELK CENTRAL PROPERTIES ORCHARD LLC

Apartments named in these records

Apt 1A 7Apt 1B 5Apt 1C 8Apt 1D 2Apt 2A 4Apt 2C 3Apt 2D 1Apt 3A 1Apt 3C 4Apt 4D 3Apt 5B 1Apt 5C 1

12 of this building’s 20 apartments are named in a city record. The rest have no record naming them, which is the usual case.

These are city records about an apartment, not about anyone who lives or lived there. They may not be used to screen a tenant.

Heat and hot water

14 complaints, 2024–2025 · 1 in the past year
What has happened here
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 1D complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1A complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 2A complaint
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 2A complaint
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
Show 17 more
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 3A complaint
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 1C complaint
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 1C complaint
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 1A complaint
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 2A complaint
2024 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1C class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1C complaint
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 4D complaint
2023 Oct
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 4D complaint
2023 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 1C complaint
2018 Feb
Heat or hot water class C · HPD violation
2018 Feb
Heat or hot water class C · paperwork · HPD violation
2016 May
Heating/ventilation permit
Heat source

Boiler burning No. 2 oil (Peerless LC-07-W/S), registration current since Jan 2024

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Sep 2026, defects reported: no

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17 · See the boiler filings at DOB →
What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 2006 (3 on record)

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19
What this counts

DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age

Heat and hot water complaints

1 heat or hot water complaint

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints, heat season 2025–26 (Oct 1–May 31)

Water and pipes

Issues on record · 1 complaint, 2025
What has happened here
2025 Jan
LeaksApt 1A complaint
2010 Oct
Plumbing permit
2008 Nov
Plumbing permit
2008 Feb
Plumbing permit
2008 Jan
Plumbing permit
Water service line

Unknown - Lead Status Unknown (records)

Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30

Pests and cleanliness

1 complaint, 2026
What has happened here
2026 Apr
Unsanitary conditions complaint
2024 Jul
PestsApt 1D complaint
2024 Jul
PestsApt 1A class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Jul
PestsApt 1A class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Jun
PestsApt 1A complaint

Fire and safety

Issues on record, most recently 2024
What has happened here
2024 Dec
Fire safetyApt 2C class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Nov
Fire safetyApt 5C class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Sep
Fire safety class C · closed · HPD violation
2024 Jul
Fire safety class A · HPD violation
2024 Feb
Fire safetyApt 1C class C · HPD violation
2023 Oct
Fire safety class C · HPD violation
Show 2 more
2011 Sep
Fire safetyApt 1B class B · never closed · HPD violation
2009 Feb
Fire protection permit

Electrical

Older records on file
What has happened here
2006 May
Electrical class B · never closed · HPD violation

Structure and facade

Issues on record, most recently 2024
What has happened here
2024 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 1A class A · HPD violation
2023 May
Walls, floors and stairs class A · HPD violation
2022 Mar
General construction permit
2019 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 3C class A · HPD violation
2016 Jan
Alteration permit
2014 Nov
General construction permit
Show 8 more
2013 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3C class A · never closed · HPD violation
2011 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 5B class B · never closed · HPD violation
2011 Sep
Walls, floors and stairs class A · never closed · HPD violation
2011 Sep
Walls, floors and stairs class A · never closed · HPD violation
2010 Sep
General construction permit
2006 Aug
Doors and windows class A · never closed · HPD violation
2003 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1B class A · never closed · HPD violation
2003 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1B class A · never closed · HPD violation
  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingno recordNo sidewalk shed permits on record
  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Flooding

No issues on record
FEMA flood zone

Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19
What this counts

Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint

Stormwater flooding

Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable)

NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03
What this counts

Mapped ponding touching the building footprint

BasementWhole tax lot

Above grade

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24

Rent and tenancy

On the state list
Rent stabilizationWhole tax lot

On the state's list of buildings with at least one rent-stabilized apartment (2024 registrations); listed for this tax lot (1 addresses), not under this building's address

Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30
What this counts

The list doesn't say which apartments are stabilized, and being listed isn't proof of current status. For a specific apartment, request its rent history from HCR

Gas

What has happened here
2024 Feb
GasApt 1C class B · HPD violation
  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published

General condition and all records

HPD violations

9 open: 8 about building conditions — fire safety (3), doors and windows (2), gas (1), heat or hot water (1); 3 immediately hazardous (class C), 1 about paperwork or notices. Also 17 older records from 1998–2013 never closed. 8 further violations from 2024 were closed. 58 violations on record in all, 1998–2024 — the 34 most recent are listed here

2024 Dec
Fire safetyApt 2C class C · closed
2024 Dec
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2C class B · closed
2024 Dec
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2C class B · closed
2024 Nov
Fire safetyApt 5C class C · closed
2024 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 1A class A
2024 Sep
Fire safety class C · closed
2024 Jul
Fire safety class A
2024 Jul
PestsApt 1A class C · closed
Show 25 more
2024 Jul
PestsApt 1A class C · closed
2024 Feb
GasApt 1C class B
2024 Feb
Fire safetyApt 1C class C
2024 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 1C class C · closed
2023 Oct
Fire safety class C
2023 May
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2019 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 3C class A
2018 Feb
Heat or hot water class C
2018 Feb
Heat or hot water class C · paperwork
2013 May
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 3C class B · never closed
2013 May
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 3C class B · never closed
2013 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3C class A · never closed
2011 Sep
Smoke or CO detectors class A · never closed
2011 Sep
Smoke or CO detectors class A · never closed
2011 Sep
Fire safetyApt 1B class B · never closed
2011 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1B class B · never closed
2011 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 5B class B · never closed
2011 Sep
Walls, floors and stairs class A · never closed
2011 Sep
Walls, floors and stairs class A · never closed
2011 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2A class B · never closed
2006 Aug
Doors and windows class A · never closed
2006 May
Electrical class B · never closed
2003 Apr
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1B class B · never closed
2003 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1B class A · never closed
2003 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 1B class A · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19 · Read these violations in full at HPD Online →
What this counts

Open HPD violations inspected in the last 10 years; class C = immediately hazardous. Paperwork = failure to file, notify or certify

Permit history

35 permits since 1990

2022 Mar
General construction permit
2016 May
Heating/ventilation permit
2016 Jan
Alteration permit
2014 Nov
General construction permit
2010 Oct
Plumbing permit, General construction permit
2009 Feb
Fire protection permit
2008 Nov
Plumbing permit
2008 Feb
Plumbing permit
Show 1 more
2008 Jan
Plumbing permit
and 26 more at the source
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17 · See every permit at DOB →
What this counts

DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds

Everything else on record
2024 Dec
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2C class B · closed · HPD violation
2024 Dec
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2C class B · closed · HPD violation
2024 May
Safety complaint
2024 May
Paint or plasterApt 4D complaint
2024 Feb
AppliancesApt 1C complaint
2024 Feb
AppliancesApt 2D complaint
Show 7 more
2013 May
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 3C class B · never closed · HPD violation
2013 May
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 3C class B · never closed · HPD violation
2011 Sep
Smoke or CO detectors class A · never closed · HPD violation
2011 Sep
Smoke or CO detectors class A · never closed · HPD violation
2011 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1B class B · never closed · HPD violation
2011 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2A class B · never closed · HPD violation
2003 Apr
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 1B class B · never closed · HPD violation
  • DOB violationsfound0 open

Nothing on record

Energyno record
  • Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft
ElevatorsNot applicable
  • Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building

Sources

23 datasets

FEMA

NYC DCP

NYC DEP

NYC DEP / Mayor's Office

NYC DOB

NYC DOB / Mayor's Office

NYC HPD

NYC OTI

NYC Rent Guidelines Board / NYS HCR

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