443 East 6th Street, Manhattan, NY 10009

443 East 6th Street is a 5-story, 8-unit Old Law Tenement building constructed in 1863 and currently owned by Sheldon Evans. The property has experienced multiple maintenance issues in recent months, with a cluster of complaints in May 2025 including problems with flooring/stairs, walls, water leaks, heat/hot water, and doors/windows. Notably, while an HPD inspection was initiated in response to these complaints, the inspections could not be completed, and tenants were advised to submit new service requests if issues persisted.

The building's heating system has been a recurring concern, with a significant heating/hot water complaint in May 2025, though HPD reported that heat and hot water were restored before inspection. The property has a history of maintenance violations and maintenance requests. In 2019, there were several serious violations concerning apartment 1, including inadequate heat, pest infestation, and the use of an illegal boiler. More recent history shows regular rodent inspections passing consistently since August 2021, with the most recent inspection in February 2025 also passing.

The building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations in recent years, with official reports from 2021 through 2024 showing zero infested units. There was a significant building class B violation from 2019 regarding illegal space and hot water heater usage in apartment 1 that remains open, and an appliance issue involving the electric/gas range was documented in 2022-2023. The Department of Buildings had an illegal conversion complaint in December 2019, but inspectors were unable to gain access for verification. Despite these various issues, the property has maintained compliance with regular rodent inspections and passed routine health inspections by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.