13 Market Street, Manhattan, NY 10002

13 Market Street is a 5-story, 17-unit old law tenement building located in Chinatown, constructed in 1900 and currently owned by Lilli Chen. The building has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years, particularly during 2024, when multiple complaints were filed regarding heat and hot water outages affecting the entire building and individual apartments. These complaints were often marked as duplicates of previous reports, though some required emergency responses.

The building has also faced recurring problems with mold and moisture, as evidenced by 311 complaints in 2024, including a confirmed unsanitary condition involving mold in June 2024. More recently, the building received its rodent inspections in 2025 and 2024, both passing. The property has multiple open violations from 2024, particularly concerning Apartment 8, related to unauthorized alterations (bathroom acoustic drop ceiling) and missing safety devices (smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector). A 2019 inspection revealed lead paint hazards in Apartment 10, which were subsequently addressed.

The building underwent facade repairs in 2020, incurring ECB violations for failure to maintain code compliance, though these were resolved with penalties. Historical complaints show various issues including water leaks, security concerns, and mechanical problems. However, the building's bedbug reports from 2019-2025 consistently show zero infestation cases, and regular rodent inspections have all passed since 2019. The property's maintenance history suggests ongoing challenges with building systems and compliance requirements, particularly regarding heat/hot water provision and unauthorized modifications.