229 East 10th Street, Manhattan, NY 10003

229 East 10th Street is a five-story, 21-unit Old Law Tenement building constructed in 1900 and currently owned by Bita Sassouni. The property has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues, particularly during 2022, with multiple complaints logged between July and September of that year, all affecting the entire building. While inspections were conducted and no violations were found in most cases, the frequency of these complaints during 2022 indicates a pattern of temporary heating system failures.

Additional concerns emerged in 2022 when the building received multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations, including issues with self-closing doors, fire safety materials, and water leaks in common areas. These violations, classified as both Class A and Class C, were subsequently addressed and closed. The building's maintenance history shows some ongoing challenges, particularly in terms of rodent activity, with recent inspections in 2025 showing active rat presence, despite passing inspections between November 2024 and prior to that.

The property has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations, with annual reports from 2019 through 2024 showing zero infested units. Garbage and recycling storage issues were documented in mid-2022, which required HPD inspection, though no violations were ultimately issued. The building has adhered to annual bedbug reporting requirements, demonstrating compliance with this specific housing regulation, and there were some minor administrative violations identified in 2022 regarding signage and door mechanisms, which have since been corrected.