147 Rivington Street, Manhattan, NY 10002

The 7-unit, 4-story Old Law Tenement building at 147 Rivington Street in the Lower East Side, owned by Thomas Yu, has experienced recurring heating issues in recent years. Notably, there have been four heat and hot water complaints over the past two years alone (October 2023 and December 2024), with both apartment-specific and entire building incidents reported as emergencies.

While the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) confirmed restoration of services in each case, the recurring nature of these issues raises concerns about the building's heating system reliability. The building did experience one unannounced inspection failure related to rodent conditions in April 2023, though subsequent inspections in October 2023, October 2024, and most recently in April 2025 were passed, suggesting improvements have been made regarding pest control.

Interestingly, despite the building's age (built in 1910), there have been no reported bedbug infestations since at least 2019, with all annual bedbug reports showing zero affected units. The property has maintained generally good standing in other areas, with regular rodent inspections showing compliance in most recent years, though the April 2023 failure indicates there was at least one instance of non-compliance requiring attention. The building's heat and hot water system appears to be the most significant ongoing concern, with the most recent complaints occurring just weeks apart in late 2024, though HPD responses suggest these issues were temporarily resolved on each occasion.