162 East 7th Street, Manhattan, NY 10009

162 East 7th Street is a five-story, 14-unit old law tenement building located in the East Village and owned by Richard Podpirka. Built in 1900, the property has experienced relatively few serious issues over recent years.

The most significant recent incident occurred in March 2025, when residents reported heat and hot water problems, though HPD was unable to access the affected apartments during their investigation. The building has maintained a clean record regarding pest issues, with bedbug reports consistently showing zero infested units from 2019 through the most recent report in December 2024.

The property's maintenance history shows attention to rodent control, with regular inspections passing consistently from 2020 through 2025, with the exception of a rat activity finding in October 2022. A notable regulatory compliance matter occurred in March 2023 when a violation was issued regarding the failure to file the annual bedbug report, though this appears to have been rectified as subsequent filings have shown no infestation problems. The building maintains a generally positive record in terms of inspections and complaints, with the most recent issues primarily relating to heat/hot water access and the earlier bedbug reporting violation, both of which appear to have been isolated incidents rather than part of any ongoing pattern.