10002
Lower East Side, Manhattan
B
0
Neighborhood Score
Average across 1,144 buildings
Buildings
1,144
Health Score
78/100
Distressed
15.2%
Grade Distribution
A 48%
B 28%
C 8%
D 7%
F 8%
The Lower East Side still carries its tenement DNA — five-story walkups line Orchard and Ludlow, many dating to the 1910s and 1920s. It's one of the densest residential pockets in Manhattan, with a mix of rent-stabilized housing and newer luxury conversions.
Rent stabilization
Rent-stabilized housing in Lower East Side
582 buildings in 10002 register 8,369 rent-stabilized units (2024 NYC tax-bill data). If your building is one of them, the 2026 rent freeze may cap your rent at 0%.
Buildings here that shed the most stabilized units
Change in registered stabilized units, 2018 → 2024. Building-level, from DOF tax bills — not a neighborhood-wide trend.
Most Distressed Buildings
F
73 Orchard Street
6 units · Built 1900
1
F
127 Allen Street
24 units · Built 1910
7
F
9 Monroe Street
16 units · Built 1900
9
F
153 Norfolk Street
50 units · Built 1912
10
F
125 Madison Street
15 units · Built 1900
10
F
251 East Broadway
11 units · Built 1910
10
F
47 Market Street
14 units · Built 1900
10
F
127 East Broadway
8 units · Built 1915
11
F
139 Orchard Street
16 units · Built 2009
11
F
295 Broome Street
26 units · Built 1900
11
Best Buildings
A
287 East Houston Street
28 units · Built 2017
100
A
60 Norfolk Street
117 units · Built 2021
100
A
131 Eldridge Street
8 units · Built 1900
100
A
179 East Broadway
7 units · Built 1941
100
A
145 Ludlow Street
8 units
100
A
7 Rivington Street
17 units · Built 1900
100
A
54 Orchard Street
33 units · Built 2007
100
A
39 Monroe Street
8 units · Built 1915
100
A
215 East Broadway
7 units · Built 1910
100
A
328 Broome Street
8 units · Built 1900
100