114 East 7th Street, Manhattan, NY 10009

The six-story, 28-unit building at 114 East 7th Street in the East Village, owned by Michelle Goldstein, has exhibited several concerning patterns over recent years, particularly regarding maintenance and pest control. Most notably, the building has experienced persistent rodent issues, with multiple inspections in 2024 and 2025 indicating "Rat Activity" and the need for bait applications.

The property has also shown recurring problems with sanitary conditions, particularly in garbage/recycling storage areas, as evidenced by violations in 2020 and a specific violation noted in March 2021 about refuse accumulation at the building's front. The building's maintenance history reveals occasional infrastructure challenges affecting resident comfort, including heat and hot water issues in late 2020 and multiple complaints in 2021 regarding plumbing, walls, and appliances, though access issues prevented proper inspection of these problems. More recent complaints have been relatively fewer, with the most recent being a cooking gas issue in May 2024, which was investigated and closed without violations.

The property has demonstrated compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, with all recent filings showing zero affected units. A notable elevator complaint from January 2023 was found unsubstantiated based on department records. While some violations have been properly addressed, including sanitation issues and a 2023 bedbug report requirement, the repeated nature of rodent and sanitation-related complaints suggests ongoing maintenance challenges within the building.