2 Orchard Street, Manhattan, NY 10002

2 Orchard Street is a 5-story, 12-unit old law tenement building constructed in 1900 and currently owned by Sun Woohing Inc. The building has experienced a series of significant health and safety-related incidents, particularly concerning food establishment compliance. Most recently, in June 2025, a complaint regarding rodents/insects/garbage was filed with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) and remains under investigation, following a similar issue closed in April 2025.

Between 2022 and 2024, there were multiple food-related incidents, including two food poisoning complaints in 2023 and 2024 (declared isolated by DOHMH), several rodent/insect/garbage complaints, and three instances of vaccine mandate non-compliance in early 2022. The building's ventilation and exhaust systems have also been a recurring issue, with two illegal/ improper vent/exhaust complaints in 2022 and 2023, the latter resulting in a violation served in July 2023. The property has undergone several inspections and received various violations related to building codes and maintenance, including a 2020 violation for unauthorized construction work and a 2021 violation for failing to comply with a stop-work order, though both have been resolved.

The building's bedbug reporting history shows consistent compliance, with no infested units reported in the past several years. Notably, the building has passed all rodent inspections conducted between 2021 and 2025, with the exception of one showing rat activity in September 2020. The most recent bedbug report from June 2025 indicates zero infested, eradicated, or re-infested units in the current reporting period (2023-2024), suggesting effective pest management practices. The property owner has obtained necessary permits for building work, with two permits issued in 2019 and 2020 for electrical work.