156 Prince Street, Manhattan, NY 10012

156 Prince Street is a 6-story, 20-unit residential building constructed in 1961 and classified as an Old Law Tenement, currently owned by 156 Prince Street LLC. The building has experienced recurring heating system issues, with multiple Building Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) complaints regarding lack of heat and hot water throughout 2022-2023, including several confirmed emergency situations. While these heating problems appear to have been resolved based on inspection results, they represent the most significant recent maintenance concern. The building has also faced violations related to building safety systems, particularly regarding self-closing doors and various hardware issues.

These include violations for defective ceramic floor tiles in the vestibule and first-story public hall, as well as problems with dumbwaiter and trash chute doors. The property maintains a good record regarding pest control, with zero confirmed bedbug infestations reported in the past five years, and regular rodent inspections consistently passing through 2025. Although there were rodent-related complaints in 2022 and 2023, follow-up inspections by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene found no violations. The building currently has active Environmental Control Board (ECB) violations from 2021 related to occupancy and certificate of occupancy issues, with penalties totaling $18,750 that remain unpaid. These violations pertain to occupancy without a valid certificate and failure to comply with a commissioner's order, though most other historical violations from 2019-2021 have been resolved or dismissed.

The building's overall maintenance history shows regular inspections and prompt follow-up on most complaints, though the recurring heat and hot water problems during 2022-2023 stand out as a notable pattern. The property's management has generally addressed violations once identified, as evidenced by multiple certified corrections of various issues, though some, such as the April 2021 and November 2022 violations regarding doors, were still open as of the latest available data. The 156 Prince Street property has undergone regular rodent inspections, consistently passing all inspections from 2019 through 2025, indicating effective pest control measures in place. The building also submitted required annual bedbug reports for 2024 showing zero infested units. The most recent complaint history shows only one rodent sighting in 2023 that resulted in an inspection with no violations found, and one food establishment complaint in 2022 that was addressed administratively.