209 Henry Street, Manhattan, NY 10002

The 6-story, 10-unit residential building at 209 Henry Street in the Lower East Side, owned by Rona Clemente, has a significant history of heat and hot water issues, particularly in recent years. Between November 2023 and January 2024 alone, there were three separate emergency complaints about heating and hot water problems in individual apartments, all of which were addressed according to HPD records. This pattern follows a similar emergency complaint from February 2019 affecting the entire building, suggesting persistent challenges with the building's heating system.

The most recent inspection in 2024 revealed multiple housing maintenance code violations, including an open Class A violation regarding wall and ceiling painting requirements in Apartment 2A, though many other cited violations were subsequently closed. Prior issues included an electrical work violation in 2020 related to unauthorized A/C installations, which was resolved with a $250 penalty. The building has undergone regular rodent inspections, with most recent results showing compliance, though there was a rat activity report in March 2025.

While the building has maintained generally good standing in terms of bedbug management, with no infestations reported in the last three filing periods (2022-2024), it should be noted that there was one documented incident in 2017-2018. Other health and safety matters have included a drinking water investigation in 2018 that resulted in no violations being cited, and a food hygiene complaint from 2020 that was addressed. The building's owner has consistently filed the required bedbug reports since 2019, typically showing no current or past infestations in most recent filings.