354 East 8th Street, Manhattan, NY 10009

The five-story, five-unit building at 354 East 8th Street in the East Village, owned by Manny Ashourzadeh and constructed in 2000, has experienced several maintenance issues over the past five years, with heat/hot water and mold problems being the most significant. In late 2019, the building faced multiple unsanitary conditions including mold issues, for which violations were issued, particularly affecting Apartment 1, where additional problems with roaches, a bathtub drainage issue, wooden floor repairs, and a smoke detector were documented.

A heat and hot water emergency occurred in November 2021, though tenants reported the problem was resolved promptly. More recently, the building has faced rodent-related issues, with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene responding to rat sighting complaints in 2024 and 2025, though inspections found either no violations or only minor issues.

The building has maintained passing results on regular rodent inspections throughout 2023-2025, and all bedbug reports filed from 2021 to 2025 show no infestations reported during the filing periods. Notably, the property had a serious safety issue in 2018 involving a sidewalk shed with multiple safety concerns, though this violation has since been resolved. The most recent inspection in March 2023 resulted in a class A violation related to bedbug reporting requirements, which appears to be the building's only open violation at present.