286 Broome Street, Manhattan, NY 10002

286 Broome Street is a 5-story, 8-unit old law tenement building located in New York's Lower East Side, built in 1900 and currently owned by Jeremy Conway. The building has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues, particularly evident in December 2024 (both building-wide and apartment-specific complaints), with similar problems reported in February 2024 and earlier in 2023. There were multiple instances in 2023 where the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) was unable to gain access for inspections.

Other notable incidents include an electrical power outage in May 2022, and significant structural and safety concerns were documented in 2023, including building shaking/vibrating complaints, electrical wiring issues, and blocked egress on February 23, 2023. The building has also faced multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations, particularly in 2023, relating to safety concerns such as a defective parapet wall, roof access issues, and problems with self-closing doors. The property's environmental control board (ECB) violations from 2023 show several concerning issues, including gaps in the roof cornice, cracks in the facade, and exposure of electrical wires in the basement.

There were also multiple violations regarding improper occupancy of spaces, with the first floor and cellar being used contrary to their Certificate of Occupancy designations. While bedbug reports from 2023 and 2024 indicated no infestations, rodent inspections throughout 2021-2025 show occasional rat activity, with the most recent inspections in March 2025 passing. The owner has received several ECB violations with penalties ranging from $625 to $6,280, though some related to "immediately hazardous" conditions were dismissed. The building has had various permits issued between 2018-2020 for electrical and other work, though specific details on these permits are not provided in the available data.