179 Henry Street, Manhattan, NY 10002
179 Henry Street is an 11-story, 50-unit residential building constructed in 1967, currently owned by Mark Enselman. The property has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues, with five documented complaints between 2020 and 2025, including three in July 2024 and most recently in May 2025. Plumbing problems were noted in 2022, and a heavy flow water leak was reported as an emergency in June 2025.
The building has had ongoing façade maintenance requirements, with active violations for failing to file required inspection reports in 2021-2022, and an active ECB violation from December 2024 regarding an elevator brake monitor issue with a $1,250 penalty. Multiple sidewaok shed complaints were investigated in 2023, though no violations were found. Regular inspections show consistent rodent control compliance, with all inspections passing since 2019, and the building's bedbug reporting history shows only minor incidents, with one case each in 2022 and 2023, both successfully resolved.
The property has maintained basic building systems, though there have been some sanitation concerns, particularly regarding garbage and recycling storage, with complaints recorded in 2020 and 2023-2024, though no violations were found upon inspection. Recent inspections and complaint responses indicate generally responsive building management, with many complaints being resolved promptly, though recurring heat and hot water issues suggest some ongoing system challenges. The building has passed all rodent inspections since 2019, indicating effective pest management, and there have been no reported violations for the past two years regarding bedbugs, suggesting successful eradication of past infestations.
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Building Characteristics
Total units | 50 |
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Year built | 1967 |
Total area | 75785 sq ft |
Floors | 11 |
Tax Abatements | None |
Building Class | HEREAFTER ERECTED CLASS A |

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