222 Lafayette Street, Manhattan, NY 10012

This six-story, ten-unit Old Law Tenement building at 222 Lafayette Street in SoHo, built in 1900 and currently owned by Wen Wo Lam, has experienced several significant maintenance issues over recent years. The most recent incident, occurring in late 2024, involved a tenant complaint about an electric/gas range that the HPD inspector could not access for verification.

Between 2021-2022, the building faced multiple emergency situations regarding heating systems, including a December 2021 building-wide heat and hot water complaint, and various cooking gas-related issues that resulted in violations, particularly affecting Apartment 9. During this period, safety concerns were also identified with defective smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in Apartment 9, though many other violations related to building management requirements, including emergency procedures and notification requirements, were subsequently certified as corrected in February 2022. The building has a documented history of heating system problems, with multiple emergency heat/hot water complaints between 2018-2024.

Other significant maintenance events include a 2022 inspection revealing multiple boiler room issues with marked violations requiring correction, and various general system failures including intercom and security system problems. However, the building's pest management record is notable for having zero bedbug infestations reported in the past five years, and rodent inspections conducted annually have consistently passed. The most recent Department of Buildings inspections in 2023-2025 have shown either no violations or inspector's inability to gain access, while the building's food establishment inspections from 2020-2024 have been administratively closed after addressing reported issues.