Is 188 Orchard St rent stabilized?
188 Orchard St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Lower East Side, Manhattan (10002). It has about 17 apartments, built in 1900.
Also written as 188 Orchard Street — or 188 Orchard St, Manhattan, NY 10002.
How this building compares
With about 17 apartments it sits near the middle of the 322 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Lower East Side, where the median building has 18. Its 1900 construction date sits close to the 1910 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 5 open violations here, about one for every 3 apartments — below the one for every 2 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 22 violations on record at the address, 9 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 5 of them are still open. Tenants have filed 48 HPD complaints at the address, 1 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Lower East Side |
| ZIP | 10002 |
| Year built | 1900 |
| Apartments | 17 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1004120009 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 188 ORCHARD STREET CORP 88 RIVINGTON ST ## · NY, NY 10002 |
| Managing agent | BROWNSTONE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CORP |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 5 open / 22 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 48 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 17, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 188 Orchard St rent stabilized?
188 Orchard St in Lower East Side, Manhattan is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization code is MULTIPLE DWELLING A. Registration is recorded for the building, not for each apartment in it, so an individual unit here can still have been deregulated — ask the landlord or DHCR for that apartment's rent history before relying on it.
How many apartments are at 188 Orchard St?
188 Orchard St (BBL 1004120009) has about 17 residential apartments and was built in 1900, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.