189 East 2nd Street, Manhattan, NY 10009

The five-story tenement building at 189 East 2nd Street, built in 1900 and currently owned by Rona Clemente, has experienced several significant maintenance events in recent years. Most notably, in early 2024, a structural stability complaint was filed regarding building shaking or vibration, which resulted in an Oath violation.

This was followed by an Environmental Control Board (ECB) violation for exterior facade disrepair on January 8, 2024, resulting in a $1,250 penalty for loose and missing stucco on the fifth floor. The building also faced administrative challenges with annual requirements, receiving multiple Class A violations between 2023-2024 for failing to timely file bedbug reports, though subsequent filings showed no reported infestations. Earlier violations from 2020 indicated safety equipment issues in apartment 5A, including missing smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, both of which were resolved by October 2020.

The building's maintenance history shows a relatively consistent pattern of addressing violations, with no current open violations as of the latest inspection records. Encouragingly, the building has maintained a clean rodent inspection record since 2019, passing all scheduled inspections through 2025. While the recent structural complaint and facade issue are concerning, the building has demonstrated compliance with most safety regulations, though there was a one-time violation related to failure to file the 2020 external low-pressure inspection, which was ultimately dismissed.