191 Madison Street, Manhattan, NY 10002

191 Madison Street is a 6-story, 24-unit New Law Tenement building constructed in 1910 in New York's Lower East Side, currently owned by Thomas Yu. The building has experienced recurring maintenance issues over the past few years, with the most significant recent problems occurring in 2023, including multiple reports of unsanitary conditions involving mold and pests. Specifically, a May 2023 inspection resulted in violations being issued for pest problems, and the building was found to have mice infestation, visible mold in the bathroom ceiling (approximately 5 sq.

ft.), and fire egress defects including obstructing bars on windows in apartment 2D. Additionally, there is a pending violation from February 2023 regarding building maintenance issues, including exposed brick and plaster damage. Prior to these issues, the building showed a pattern of water-related problems, with multiple complaints about plumbing and water supply issues in 2022, including heavy flow water leaks.

The elevator has been another recurring concern, with three separate maintenance complaints in 2020-2021, though no violations were issued in those cases. Notably, the building has maintained an active status of passing rodent inspections consistently every year for the past six years (2019-2025), and there have been no reported bedbug infestations in any of the annual reports from 2019 through 2024. While many complaints were resolved without violations being issued, the clustering of recent violations and complaints related to sanitation and safety in 2023 stands out as the most concerning pattern of issues in recent years.