145 Orchard Street, Manhattan, NY 10002

145 Orchard Street is a 6-story, 10-unit Old Law tenement building located in the Lower East Side, owned by Martha Kane and constructed in 1900. The building has experienced recurring issues with essential services in 2025, including multiple cooking gas complaints in May 2025 and heat/hot water problems in both January and March 2025. These recent service disruptions, particularly the gas-related issues, warrant attention as they directly impact tenant safety and comfort.

The building has documented several maintenance and safety concerns throughout 2024-2025, including electrical issues (lighting and wiring), water leaks, and problems with interior surfaces including paint/plaster conditions on walls and ceilings. Notable violations were documented in Apartment 3 (bathroom ceiling and electrical outlet) and Apartment 2 (carbon monoxide and smoke detector deficiencies) during 2024. The property has a history of multiple complaints regarding unauthorized work in occupied units, with several complaints between March and May 2023, though inspections did not warrant violations at that time. An inspection in Apartment 3 in 2018 had found interior renovation work in progress, leading to a penalty of $1,600.

The building's safety systems have been subject to scrutiny, with open violations noted for defective CO and smoke detectors in 2024. However, on a positive note, the building has maintained a consistent record of passing rodent inspections from 2021 through 2025, with the most recent inspection in March 2025 passing. Additionally, there have been no reported bedbug infestations in the past seven years, from 2019 through 2025. While the building has received multiple housing maintenance code violations, most have been addressed and closed, though some open violations remain for Apartments 2 and 3 regarding various maintenance issues as of 2024.