33 Henry Street, Manhattan, NY 10002

33 Henry Street is a 5-story, 18-unit old law tenement building constructed in 1900, currently owned by Kenneth Wentworth in the Chinatown neighborhood. The building has experienced persistent heating and hot water issues, particularly notable in early 2025, with multiple emergency complaints filed between November 2023 and January 2025, some of which inspectors were unable to verify due to access issues.

Additional maintenance concerns emerged in late 2024, including problems with a refrigerator and door issues, though inspectors also faced access challenges in these cases. A pattern of violations was documented in mid-2024, including safety concerns such as defective self-closing doors and issues with smoke detectors and carbon monoxide devices in Apartment 16. The building underwent significant facade work in 2021, during which multiple violations were issued regarding masonry window sills across several floors, with some violations remaining active as of 2022.

The property has maintained compliance with rodent inspections, consistently passing inspections from 2019 through 2025, and has shown no bedbug infestations according to the reporting records from 2022 through 2024. Recent 311 service requests suggest ongoing maintenance challenges, particularly regarding heating systems, with emergency complaints being filed regularly throughout 2024-2025. The building has had several Housing Maintenance Code violations noted between 2023-2024, primarily related to safety equipment and building maintenance issues, with most being closed after appropriate corrections were made, though some issues regarding door closures and safety devices were specifically noted as requiring attention.