35 Market Street, Manhattan, NY 10002

35 Market Street is a 6-story, 17-unit Old Law Tenement building located in the Two Bridges neighborhood, owned by Elaine Shay and built in 1910. The building has experienced ongoing maintenance challenges, particularly with heat and hot water systems, as evidenced by multiple emergency complaints and violations from 2021 through 2025, including eight separate heat/hot water-related complaints in late 2024 alone.

The property has also faced significant pest control issues, with documented rodent activity throughout 2025, including multiple bait applications and inspections showing rat activity as recently as May 2025. Additionally, there were notable safety concerns in 2021 regarding Apartment 6A, including violations related to smoke detector functionality, self-closing doors, inadequate heat supply, and a problematic air conditioning unit installed at a fire escape window. The building has a history of sanitation-related issues, with several complaints about garbage/recycling storage in 2022 and unsanitary conditions in 2023-2024.

While there have been multiple health department inspections, including one in October 2024 that found violations, the property has maintained a clean bedbug record since 2019, with no reported infestations in any of the annual filings. Recent compliance inspections in 2023 showed no violations worthy of citation, though open housing maintenance code violations from 2023-2024 remain active, including issues with ceiling paint, fire retardant materials, and building entrance door requirements. The most recent tenant safety inspection in November 2023 found no violations, suggesting some improvement in general maintenance, though the recurring nature of heat and rodent complaints indicates persistent challenges with building systems and pest control.