25 Minetta Lane, Manhattan, NY 10012

25 Minetta Lane is a 5-story, 65-unit residential building constructed in 1940 and currently owned by Stuart Smolar. The property has experienced recurring plumbing issues in early 2025, with several emergency complaints regarding steam pipes and radiators, though inspections found no housing law violations. A cooking gas complaint in September 2023 also resulted in an inspection where access could not be gained.

The building faced significant sanitary issues in 2018, with multiple complaints about mold and water leaks resulting in violations, particularly affecting apartment 2A. These included problems with doors, buzzer systems, and various safety signs that were supposed to be posted in common areas. More recent inspections have focused on building safety systems and code compliance, with a boiler violation issued and served in February 2025.

The property's maintenance record shows generally good pest control practices, with no bedbug infestations reported since 2019 (one incident noted in 2019 was promptly addressed), and recent rodent inspections in 2024 and 2023 passed without issues. While the building's basic habitability has been maintained, as evidenced by multiple inspections passing various health checks, there remain several outstanding open violations from 2018 related to safety signage requirements in common areas, though many past violations have been properly addressed and closed. The most recent building systems issues in 2025 suggest ongoing maintenance challenges, particularly with the plumbing and heating systems, though inspections have generally found conditions to be within acceptable legal limits.