391 East 10th Street, Manhattan, NY 10009

The five-story, seven-unit tenement building at 391 East 10th Street, owned by Herman Hewitt, has experienced recurring heating and maintenance issues from late 2024 through early 2025. Most notably, there were multiple complaints about heat and hot water problems affecting the entire building, with service requests recorded in January, February, and March 2025. These issues resulted in violations being issued for Apartment A in December 2024, though some subsequent complaints indicated that heat and hot water were restored before inspections could be conducted. An open complaint regarding elevator maintenance as of March 2025 remains unresolved.

The building has undergone several inspections and received various violations over the past two years. In December 2024, Apartment A was found to have both mice and roach infestations, with violations issued under HMC regulations. Additional issues noted during inspections include the need for wall painting and various maintenance concerns. However, records show consistent rodent inspection pass results from 2022 through 2025, indicating effective pest management in recent years.

The building's bedbug reporting history from 2019 through 2024 shows no evidence of infestations during these periods. A notable recent inspection in April 2025 passed without issues, suggesting some improvement in building conditions. The property has maintained regular compliance with rodent inspections, passing all recent inspections since 2022, and consistently filing negative bedbug reports since 2019. While there have been ongoing heating system challenges and maintenance issues, particularly affecting Apartment A, the property has shown some responsiveness to these concerns, with many complaints being resolved through inspections or repairs, though not always through direct access to units. The most recent permit issued in January 2022 suggests some maintenance or improvement work was authorized during that period.