165 Orchard Street, Manhattan, NY 10002

165 Orchard Street is a 14-unit, 5-story converted old law tenement building located in Manhattan's Lower East Side, built in 1900 and currently owned by Morris Platt. The building has experienced several significant maintenance issues over the past few years, most notably multiple incidents of food poisoning reported in 2023 and 2020, though both were determined by the Health Department to be isolated incidents. In 2018, there were two urgent complaints about lack of heat and hot water affecting the entire building, resulting in violations being issued and at least one affected unit (1B) specifically cited for inadequate hot water supply.

The building has also had persistent rodent-related issues in its food establishment areas, with complaints logged in 2019 and 2020, though these were addressed through warning letters and inspections. More recent developments show improvement in certain areas of building management. The building has successfully passed multiple rodent inspections between 2019 and 2025, indicating effective pest control measures are now in place.

From 2022 to 2025, there have been no reported bedbug infestations, and the building has maintained compliance with bedbug reporting requirements. However, there remains an outstanding issue regarding garbage/recycling storage from November 2022 that was investigated but resulted in no violations being issued. The most recent inspection in 2024 noted violations regarding the failure to file annual bedbug reports, though these appear to have been addressed in subsequent filings. While the building has experienced various maintenance challenges in the past, current records suggest improved compliance with health and safety requirements, with particular attention paid to pest control and sanitation matters.