161 Rivington Street, Manhattan, NY 10002

161 Rivington Street is a 16-unit, 5-story Old Law Tenement building constructed in 1920 and currently owned by Andrew Marin. The building has experienced recurring heating system issues, with significant complaints about heat and hot water in both individual apartments and the entire building recorded in late 2018 and early 2019. These complaints were marked as emergencies, but inspections were unable to access apartment units to verify the claims.

More recently, the building has maintained active compliance with rodent control measures, passing all inspections from 2021 through 2025, with the exception of a failed inspection in September 2021. The property has been subject to several important regulatory requirements and violations over the past few years. From 2021 to 2024, the building received multiple class A violations regarding the annual bedbug reporting requirement, though the most recent bedbug reports from 2024-2025 show no infestation cases were recorded.

Other violations in 2018 related to building safety included missing door hardware, inadequate heating system access notice, and missing gas leak procedures notice, though these were addressed through proper certification. Most recently, in 2023, there is an active Environmental Control Board violation regarding an unpermitted installation of a "smoke shop" sign on the first floor, which carries a penalty of $500. The building's management has generally demonstrated compliance with various housing and health codes, as evidenced by recent clean rodent inspection records and bedbug reporting compliance, though historical patterns suggest some ongoing challenges with maintaining prompt resolution of facility-related complaints.