641 East 11th Street, Manhattan, NY 10009

The property at 641 East 11th Street is a 4-story, 9-unit Old Law Tenement building constructed in 1900, currently owned by Eric Lai. The building has experienced several maintenance and safety issues over the past few years, with the most concerning being a pattern of heat and hot water outages in 2020, when multiple complaints were filed between March and April. These incidents, along with reports of plumbing problems and electrical issues during the same period, suggest significant infrastructure challenges.

The building had a rat sighting reported in September 2022, though inspections that followed showed only minor violations. More recently, in 2025, there was rat activity detected in February, though subsequent inspections in March 2025 resulted in a "Passed" compliance check. The property has been subject to multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations and complaints, including recurring issues with bedbug reporting requirements between 2020 and 2024.

Notable unresolved violations from 2018 involve maintenance issues in apartment 1NW, including problems with plaster surfaces, kitchen ceiling, and defective bathroom fixtures. The building's systems appeared particularly problematic during 2020, with multiple complaints regarding heat, hot water, and various appliance issues, though most of these complaints were ultimately closed despite initial inspection access difficulties. More recently, the building's bedbug situation seems stable, with no reported infestations in the last three filing periods (2022-2025), and regular rodent inspections showing mostly passed results, with only occasional rat activity detected.