174 Canal Street, Manhattan, NY 10013

174 Canal Street is a 5-story residential tenement building located in Chinatown, containing 25 units and constructed in 1910, currently owned by Frank Chan. The building has experienced recurring issues with heat and hot water between late 2024 and early 2025, with multiple complaints filed through HPD, though many required multiple inspection attempts before they could be verified. More recently, in January 2025, a mold-related complaint was filed and subsequently closed after the condition was reportedly corrected.

The building has a concerning history of illegal hotel room complaints, with several investigations between 2023-2024, resulting in multiple violations related to safety systems such as fire alarms and sprinklers, particularly concerning transient use on the 2nd and 3rd floors. These violations, issued in May 2023, included penalties totaling $10,187 that were marked as resolved, suggesting some level of compliance was achieved. The property has maintained a consistent record of passing rodent inspections, with all inspections from 2019 through 2025 showing a "Passed" result.

A bedbug reporting system has been followed, with no infestations reported in the past five reporting periods from 2019 to 2025. The building's maintenance record shows regular HPD inspections and responses to tenant complaints, with most issues eventually being resolved. The property has been subject to multiple Housing Maintenance Code Complaints regarding heat and hot water systems, particularly in late 2024, indicating ongoing challenges with building systems and tenant comfort. While the building has experienced various maintenance issues over the years, the recent period from 2023 to 2025 shows significant attention to compliance matters and a pattern of responding to tenant complaints, though access issues during inspections remain a recurring challenge for HPD verification processes.