231 Eldridge Street, Manhattan, NY 10002

231 Eldridge Street is a 6-story New Law tenement building located in Manhattan's Lower East Side, constructed in 1900 and currently owned by Jake Frank. The 22-unit building has experienced recurring heat and hot water system issues, with emergency complaints reported for the entire building in 2025, and individual apartments in 2024 and 2020. These heating system problems have been documented in multiple incidents between 2019-2024, though records indicate restoration of services in many cases.

The building has also faced maintenance challenges, particularly in apartment 15, where multiple violations were issued in 2024 regarding plaster surfaces, painting requirements, and window repairs. The property underwent an environmental control board inspection in February 2023, resulting in a violation for maintenance issues including chipping/cracked plaster and exposed brick, which has since been resolved. Recent building inspections show consistent rodent control compliance, with all inspections from 2020-2025 passing except for an initial rat activity finding in February 2023.

The building's bedbug reporting has been consistently demonstrated as compliant, with no reported infestations in the last five years (2021-2025). The Department of Buildings records show two significant complaints - one regarding egress issues in 2019 (no violations found) and an enforcement work order in 2023. Recent maintenance issues were addressed through multiple HPD inspections in 2024, resulting in various violations primarily focused on paint/plaster conditions, while past concerns included water leaks (2020) and pest control (2018). The building has demonstrated ongoing attention to maintenance and compliance, with most recent violations having been certified as corrected by July 2024, though as of October 2023 there were still some open violations requiring attention.