85 Eldridge Street, Manhattan, NY 10002

85 Eldridge Street is a 5-story, 8-unit New Law Tenement building located in Manhattan's Chinatown neighborhood, built in 1910 and currently owned by I Lee. The building has experienced various maintenance and compliance issues over the past few years. Most recently, in 2024-2025, there were concerns about smoking in prohibited areas and unsanitary pigeon conditions.

In 2024, a housing maintenance violation was recorded for broken plaster and defective paint in the bathroom of apartment 6. Notable historical issues include a period in 2021 when the ground floor illegally operated as an adult establishment ("Green Forest Spa Salon"), resulting in multiple Environmental Control Board violations and fines totaling $5,000, though these were subsequently resolved. The building has shown generally good compliance with bedbug reporting requirements over the past four years, with no reported infestations between 2020-2025.

Recent inspection records indicate successful rodent control measures, with Passed results in most inspections, though there was one instance of rat activity noted in August 2024. The property has maintained regular inspections, including two tenant safety inspections in 2022 that found no violations, and its most recent bedbug reports from 2023-2025 indicate zero infested units. The building has undergone some necessary repairs and maintenance, including addressing fire retardant material issues in the 5th-story public hall in 2022, while a permit for unspecified work was issued in 2020.