117 Essex Street, Manhattan, NY 10002
117 Essex Street is a 5-story, 8-unit old law tenement building located in Manhattan's Lower East Side, constructed in 1900 and currently owned by Harvey Lok. The building has experienced persistent bedbug reporting compliance issues, with open violations from 2021 through 2024 indicating failure to file the required annual bedbug reports as mandated by Housing Maintenance Code.
Additionally, there are several significant open violations from 2018 that remain unresolved, including the need to post and maintain proper building registration signage in the entrance, and emergency contact information for the heating system. The property has documented rodent activity in recent inspections, with two consecutive reports in August and September 2023 confirming rat presence, following similar findings in 2009-2010 that previously showed some improvement with inspections passing or bait applied.
In early 2018, there were specific violations in Apartment 3 regarding defective plastered surfaces and non-functioning smoke detectors, though these were resolved by March 2018. Other open violations from 2018 include the need to properly display the certificate of inspection visits near the mailboxes and to post a notice regarding the designated heating system contact in the public hall. The building's most recent 311 complaint, filed in June 2019 and closed in June 2024, involved a rodent/insect/garbage issue which was administratively closed after being addressed, though the specific nature of the resolution is not detailed in the records.
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Building Characteristics
Total units | 8 |
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Year built | 1900 |
Total area | 6525 sq ft |
Floors | 5 |
Tax Abatements | None |
Building Class | OLD LAW TENEMENT |

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- 157 Essex St, New York, NY 10002
- 115 Stanton St, New York, NY 10002
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