34 Mulberry Street, Manhattan, NY 10013

The 6-story, 27-unit tenement building at 34 Mulberry Street in Chinatown, owned by Ng Fook Realty Inc and built in 1915, has experienced several notable events over the past five years. Most concerning were fire escape safety issues in 2019, with violations noted for blocked egress at the 3rd and 5th story fire escapes due to air conditioning units, and an emergency heat and hot water outage affecting the entire building in March 2019.

The building has also faced maintenance challenges, including a 2021 violation for excessive storage in the boiler room and a significant 4-level gas pipe corrosion issue that required immediate attention and incurred a $1,250 penalty. While the building has maintained compliance with bedbug reporting requirements since 2021, consistently reporting zero infested units, more recent safety concerns have emerged through the Housing Maintenance Code inspections.

Two violations were recorded in 2022 for failure to file annual bedbug reports. On a positive note, the building has demonstrated consistent compliance with rodent inspections, passing all ten inspections conducted between 2019 and 2025. The most recent building inspections and rodent checks from 2025 continue to show compliance with health and safety standards, though the persistent violation history suggests ongoing maintenance challenges.