21 Ludlow Street, Manhattan, NY 10002

21 Ludlow Street, a 9-story building constructed in 1901 in Chinatown and currently under the ownership of Sharon Chin, has experienced several significant maintenance and health-related issues in recent years. Most notably, there was a rat sighting in May 2024 that resulted in violations from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, though subsequent rodent inspections in 2025 showed passing results. The building faced a period without heat and hot water affecting the entire structure in October 2020, and there were documented issues with mold in July 2022 that required emergency intervention from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD).

While the building has maintained annual bedbug reports showing no infested units since 2022, there are currently open violations related to placement of inspection certificates near mailboxes on the first floor from November 2022. The building has an established record of compliance with rodent inspections, with the most recent passed inspections in 2025 showing improvement since the 2024 rat activity report. There were three missed Filming of Annual Bedbug Reports violations in 2021, 2022, and 2024, though the most recent report from April 2024 indicates no infested units.

Building permits from 2019 and 2021 have been properly issued and processed, though there was a temporary sidewalk shed issue in February 2023 that was found to have no violation warrant. The property has successfully passed multiple initial rodent inspections throughout 2022-2025, with the exception of the most recent May 2024 inspection that noted rat activity. Regular rodent inspections and biannual bedbug reporting requirements appear to be maintained, though the building's history shows some recurring issues with compliance timeliness and various violations that impact resident quality of life.