179 Orchard Street, Manhattan, NY 10002

179 Orchard Street is a five-story, 17-unit Old Law tenement building located in Manhattan's Lower East Side, built in 1900 and currently owned by Shazad Ali. The building has experienced several notable maintenance issues in recent years, with the most significant cluster of problems occurring in July 2022, when multiple reports of cooking gas issues were filed, though these were found to be duplicate complaints of a building-wide condition. In 2021, there were two separate water leak incidents reported - one involving heavy flow and the other concerning damp spots - but no violations were issued upon inspection.

Additionally, there was a pest-related complaint in September 2021, and a heat/hot water emergency in January 2021, though these issues were reportedly addressed. More recent building conditions show some improvement, with the property passing regular rodent inspections in 2023-2025, though there were periods in 2023 when bait was applied. A potentially concerning issue was reported in July 2022 regarding an illegal conversion, but the inspection access was denied.

The building's bedbug reporting records from 2020 to 2024 show zero instances of infestation or re-infestation. The most recent housing maintenance code complaints indicate that when issues were reported, such as water leaks and heating problems, they were generally addressed promptly, even though some were classified as emergency situations. The Department of Buildings has no open violations on record as of October 2023, and the building's recent rodent control compliance suggests improved general maintenance standards.