7 Monroe Street, Manhattan, NY 10002

7 Monroe Street is a 5-story, 16-unit residential building constructed in 1900, located in the Two Bridges neighborhood and currently owned by Yick Cheung. The building has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years, with the most pressing being a rodent infestation concern. While recent inspections in 2025, 2024, and 2023 have shown "Passed" results, there have been documented cases of rat activity as recently as January 2024 and December 2023, suggesting ongoing pest management challenges.

In January 2022, the building suffered a heat and hot water outage that affected the entire building, though services were reportedly restored within a week. The building's history includes multiple complaints regarding egress safety between 2019-2020, though inspections generally found no violations or inspectors were unable to gain access for verification. A work without permit violation was recorded and served in March 2025.

The property has maintained an active bedbug reporting record for the past several years, with no reported infestations or eradication requirements between 2020 and 2024, indicating effective management of this particular pest. Additionally, two day care facility complaints were filed in January 2021 and have since been closed. While these maintenance issues are concerning, it's worth noting that regular rodent inspections over the past several years show consistent monitoring of the building's conditions, with multiple "Passed" results indicating compliance with some health department requirements, though not universally as evidenced by the rat activity findings.