21 Avenue B, Manhattan, NY 10009

21 Avenue B is a 4-story, 7-unit Old Law Tenement building located in the East Village and owned by Todd Cohen. Built in 1900, the property has undergone various maintenance and inspection processes over the years, with significant attention required to address safety compliance and maintenance issues. In July 2019, there was an emergency heat and hot water outage affecting the entire building, though this was reported as resolved within days.

The building experienced a substantial construction phase between 2020-2021, during which multiple complaints were filed regarding work contrary to stop work orders, construction safety compliance issues, and violations related to inadequate site safety plans and missing documents. These construction-related matters resulted in some monetary penalties, though many were ultimately dismissed. More recent records show improved maintenance practices, with the building undergoing regular rodent inspections between 2019-2025, all of which passed. The property maintains an active bedbug prevention program, with recent filings showing zero infestations in the past three years (2022-2024).

In 2023, the building received violations for failing to file multiple annual boiler and low-pressure inspections from 2018-2022, though these were later dismissed. The building's safety documentation requirements have been a focus, with multiple violations noted in 2019 regarding the need to post various safety notices, including carbon monoxide detector requirements and gas leak procedures. The property has maintained consistent record-keeping for bedbug reporting, showing no infestations since 2020, and has passed all recent rodent inspections. While the building has experienced various maintenance and compliance issues over the years, recent records suggest improved attention to regulatory requirements and building maintenance, particularly in terms of pest control and safety inspections.