61 Clinton Street, Manhattan, NY 10002

61 Clinton Street is a 5-story, 22-unit Old Law Tenement building located in the Lower East Side, owned by John Ilibassi and constructed in 1920. The property has experienced recurring heating system issues, with emergency heat/hot water complaints registered with HPD in January 2025, January 2024, and multiple instances in late 2021. Notably, the building's heating problems have persisted despite inspections, with HPD often unable to gain access to units for proper verification.

Between November and December 2021 alone, there were five separate heat-related complaints, though no violations were issued for the December inspections. The building has undergone regular monitoring for various issues, maintaining a clean record regarding bedbugs with zero infestations reported annually since 2018. Additionally, the property has consistently passed rodent inspections, with the most recent inspection in June 2025 yielding a "Passed" result, continuing a pattern of successful inspections dating back to 2019.

Between 2018 and 2019, there were three complaints about illegal hotel rooms in the building, though inspectors were unable to gain access for verification purposes in each instance. A positive aspect of the building's maintenance record is the consistent reporting of zero-infested units in the annual bedbug filings from 2018 through 2024, indicating effective pest management practices over the years. While the building has generally maintained compliance with health and safety standards, the recurring heating system issues represent the most significant and persistent maintenance challenge faced by residents. However, the property has demonstrated effective management in other areas, with regular rodent inspections consistently passing and no bedbug infestations reported in recent years.