135 Norfolk Street, Manhattan, NY 10002

135 Norfolk Street is a five-story, 10-unit residential building in Manhattan's Lower East Side, constructed in 1910 and currently owned by Thomas Yu. The building has experienced recurring heating system issues in recent years, with three heat/hot water complaints filed in late 2024 and early 2025, including one affecting the entire building and two involving individual apartments.

These complaints were generally addressed by HPD, though not all resulted in confirmed violations. Other maintenance concerns have included ventilation problems and a slow water leak reported in September 2023, as well as refrigerator issues in August 2022 that did not result in any housing violations. The building's violation record shows some significant past issues, including a bedbug infestation in apartment 1A in August 2022 (since certified as abated), rodent problems (with multiple violations including rodent droppings and conditions on the façade) were documented in 2021, and various repair and maintenance concerns in apartment 1B's kitchen in 2021 that required attention to plaster and paint conditions.

However, the building has consistently passed its rodent inspections from 2019 through 2025, indicating improved conditions in this regard. Importantly, there have been no documented bedbug infestations in the past three years. The property has demonstrated regular upkeep of required inspections and service requests, though the recurring nature of heating system issues suggests ongoing infrastructure challenges.