162 East 33rd Street, Manhattan, NY 10016

162 East 33rd Street is a 5-story, 7-unit Old Law Tenement building constructed in 1910, currently owned by 162 E 33 LLC. The building has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues, with emergency complaints filed in December 2023 and August 2023, affecting multiple apartments including 4W and 3W, leading to several violations under the Housing Maintenance Code. The property has also faced water-related problems, evidenced by multiple leak complaints in 2023 (both heavy and slow leaks) and plumbing issues, though these were typically closed without violations.

Building safety and maintenance have been ongoing concerns, highlighted by violations issued in January 2024 for a defective self-closing door to the roof and illegal fastening slide bolts. Previous years show a pattern of heat and hot water violations, including an entire building complaint in October 2022, and an open violation regarding access to the heating system. The building underwent construction work in 2019-2020 that led to several violations, including failure to maintain code-compliant conditions in Apartment 3E and issues with the sidewalk shed during construction.

A series of complaints regarding Certificate of Occupancy and work without a permit were filed in 2020, though many inspections resulted in no violations being warranted. The property has consistently passed rodent inspections from 2010 through 2025 and has maintained a zero infestation rate for bedbugs in the past seven years. While there have been food establishment complaints in 2022, these were determined to be isolated incidents. The building's permit history shows several issued permits between 2018 and 2020, including emergency work permits, though some work-related violations indicate potential issues with compliance.