273 East Houston Street, Manhattan, NY 10002

273 East Houston Street is a 4-story, 1920s-era old law tenement building located in Manhattan's Lower East Side, currently owned by Samuel Saunders. The building has experienced recurring heating and hot water issues over recent years, with five documented complaints through 2025, three of which occurred in May 2025 alone. While HPD conducted inspections in response to these complaints, access to units was either not granted or no violations were found.

The building experienced multiple maintenance and operational challenges, including an active Department of Buildings violation issued in June 2023 for failure to file the 2019 external low pressure inspection, which remains unresolved as of now. A December 2024 Environmental Control Board violation noted issues with a vibrating exhaust fan on the 4th floor roof affecting Unit 12, though this violation was subsequently resolved with no penalty. The building's maintenance history shows attention to pest control, with regular bedbug reporting from 2020 through 2023 indicating zero reported infestations or eradications during these periods.

Multiple inspections for rodent control from 2019 through 2025 have consistently resulted in "Passed" outcomes, suggesting effective pest management. Historical violations from 2018 included various maintenance issues in the 4th-floor public hall, such as water leaks and damaged fire retardant materials, though these were addressed and closed. The building has maintained consistent compliance with rodent inspection requirements, passing all inspections conducted between 2019 and 2025, and has established a pattern of properly addressing pest-related concerns over time, as evidenced by the regular bedbug reporting with no reported infestations.