138 Orchard Street, Manhattan, NY 10002

138 Orchard Street is a 5-story, 16-unit New Law Tenement building constructed in 1900, currently owned by Barry Mandel. The building has been experiencing recurring heat and hot water issues, with multiple emergency complaints filed between December 2024 and January 2025, including violations for inadequate heat and hot water supply in apartments 2 and 11.

These ongoing heating system problems were significant enough to warrant multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations, including inadequate access to the heating system in the cellar/boiler room. The building has shown some improvements in recent months, with rodent inspections passing consistently since 2022, and no bedbug infestations reported in the last two annual filing periods. Previous bedbug incidents were documented between 2021-2022, affecting multiple units but with successful eradication efforts noted.

The property has also demonstrated some maintenance attention, with several repair permits issued in 2019-2020, though specific improvements resulting from these permits are not detailed in the records. A locked exit egress issue was reported and investigated in 2020, but no violations were found at the time of inspection. The building's violation history shows both Class B and C violations, with some related to life safety equipment such as carbon monoxide detectors and smoke alarms, though many of these have been subsequently closed as of December 2024.