177 Orchard Street, Manhattan, NY 10002

The five-story, 16-unit tenement building at 177 Orchard Street in the Lower East Side, owned by Morris Platt and constructed in 1900, has had several notable incidents in recent years. Most concerning are the three food poisoning complaints reported in 2025 (one currently open as of June 2025 and two in February 2025), though the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene previously determined earlier incidents to be isolated cases.

The building has faced recurring issues with bedbug reporting compliance from 2021 through 2024, with violations noted in multiple years, though recent filings from 2023-2025 show zero reported infestations during their respective periods. There has been significant attention to rodent control in 2023-2025, with initial inspections showing various results including rat activity in early 2023, followed by multiple bait applications in mid-2023, and then achieving passed inspections in 2024 and 2025. The building underwent some permitted work in 2018-2019, with multiple permits issued for exterior work and plumbing-related improvements.

The property's maintenance record shows a pattern of addressing pest control issues, with the most recent bedbug reports indicating the building has maintained a pest-free status since at least 2025. While the food poisoning incidents and historical bedbug violations raise some concern about the building's management, the recent rodent control success and absence of bedbug infestations in the latest reporting period suggest improved conditions. The building's age and historic classification as an Old Law Tenement are consistent with its 1900 construction, and the property has undergone typical maintenance and improvement work as evidenced by the permits on file.