81 Baxter Street, Manhattan, NY 10013

81 Baxter Street is a 5-story, 18-unit Old Law Tenement building constructed in 1910 and currently owned by Chinatown Preservation Hdfc Inc. The building experienced significant maintenance issues in late 2018, with multiple complaints regarding heating and hot water problems, including an entire building outage in December 2018. There were also several emergency complaints about cooking gas problems during October 2018, suggesting potential infrastructure challenges during that period.

In 2021, the building underwent tenant safety inspections which resulted in multiple violations, including failure to maintain fire stopping, inadequate tenant protection plans, and issues with housekeeping, particularly in Unit 12. These violations carried penalties totaling $5,000, though records indicate they were resolved. The property has maintained a clean record regarding bedbugs, with no reported infestations or eradication efforts between 2019 and the present, as evidenced by six consecutive annual filings showing zero affected units.

Recent inspections in 2025 and throughout 2024 show consistent rodent control efforts, with periodic bait applications and initial inspections generally passing, though there were some instances of recorded rat activity in early 2024. The building's permit history includes three issued permits between 2018 and 2021, indicating ongoing maintenance and improvement work. Most recently, in 2023, the building underwent basic safety inspections that resulted in no significant violations being noted.