81 Mott Street, Manhattan, NY 10013

81 Mott Street is a 4-story, 8-unit New Law tenement building located in Chinatown, built in 1915 and currently owned by Stephen Tom. The building has experienced recurring issues with heat and hot water systems, with three documented heat-related complaints between 2020-2022, including a January 2022 incident that resulted in housing violations. The most recent concerning issue was a non-residential heat complaint in early 2025.

The building has also faced multiple safety and maintenance challenges, particularly in apartment 3N, which has open violations as of 2022 related to heating, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and electrical service supply. Other documented issues include a broken window guard (2024), electrical power outage (2022), and pest problems (2021). The property has undergone several rodent inspections between 2022-2025, showing mixed results with most passing but some failures for unspecified reasons in 2023-2024.

The building's bedbug management record shows no reported infestations or related issues from 2019 through 2025. There were multiple complaints between 2018-2019 regarding potential illegal conversions of commercial space to dwelling units, but inspections either found no violations or access could not be gained. Two recent housing maintenance code violations from 2022-2023 relate to bedbug reporting requirements and inspection certificate posting, though the bedbug reporting issue was subsequently addressed. The building's historical service request and violation record shows a pattern of maintenance issues, particularly concerning heating systems and safety requirements, while also indicating some improvements in recent years such as passing rodent inspections and maintaining a bedbug-free status.