18 North Moore Street, Manhattan, NY 10013

18 North Moore Street is a 5-story, 8-unit residential building constructed in 1894 located in Tribeca and currently owned by Steve Brecker. The building has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues throughout 2022, with five separate emergency complaints filed between September and December 2022, affecting either the entire building or individual apartments.

These complaints resulted in several Housing Maintenance Code violations, particularly impacting apartment 2R, which was found to have missing smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, inadequate hot water supply, and gas-related issues. The building also faced challenges with construction-related concerns in 2022, including lead dust issues in common areas and complaints about indoor air quality, which led to an Environmental Control Board violation regarding excessive dust in hallways and staircases, resulting in a $625 penalty. More recent developments include tenant safety inspections in June 2023 and the discovery of several active violations related to the failure to file required external low-pressure inspection documentation for 2018-2019.

The building appears to have maintained a good record regarding bedbug and rodent issues, with no reported infestations in recent years and all rodent inspections passing between 2011 and 2018. While the heat and hot water problems of 2022 were recurring and required multiple interventions, there have been no similar complaints reported in the most recent records, suggesting improvements in building systems. However, the outstanding violations related to low-pressure inspection filings from 2018-2019 remain a notable concern as of the most recent inspection data from 2023.