28 King Street, Manhattan, NY 10014

The 6-story, 24-unit tenement building at 28 King Street in SoHo, built in 1901 and currently owned by King Enterprises Ltd, has experienced recurring heating system issues in recent months. Between December 2024 and January 2025, there were three separate complaints about heat and hot water problems - two affecting individual apartments and one involving the entire building. All these complaints were resolved in a relatively timely manner, with HPD confirming restoration of services during inspections.

The building faced significant maintenance challenges in 2019, including a water leak issue that resulted in violations, and multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations were documented in apartment 24, particularly involving damaged plaster surfaces and ceiling leaks in December 2019, which required repairs under § 27-2005 ADM CODE. The property has undergone various inspections and faced multiple compliance issues, including ECB violations in 2021 related to improperly installed air conditioning units and failure to comply with building maintenance requirements, resulting in penalties. While there was a period of rodent activity noted between 2021 and 2022, recent inspections in 2023 and 2024 have passed without issues.

The building's bedbug reports consistently show zero infestations between 2019 and 2025. The property has also had several Department of Buildings complaints regarding illegal hotel rooms, debris, and various safety concerns between 2019 and 2022, though most resulted in the inspector being unable to gain access for verification. Recent years have shown improvement in maintenance, with successful rodent inspections, consistent bedbug-free reporting, and a more responsive handling of heating system complaints, though the recurring nature of these issues suggests ongoing challenges with building systems.