427 East 6th Street, Manhattan, NY 10009

The five-story, 15-unit tenement building at 427 East 6th Street in the East Village, built in 1854 and currently owned by James Simari, has experienced several recurring maintenance issues over the past few years, most notably with heat and hot water systems. Between late 2021 and December 2022, there were multiple complaints about heat and hot water outages affecting both the entire building and individual apartments, though these issues were generally resolved promptly according to tenant reports.

The building also faced an unsanitary condition complaint regarding garbage and recycling storage in late 2021, which was not able to be inspected by HPD. In December 2022, two violations were issued concerning front entrance door mechanisms that prevented self-closing, and in April 2021, a violation was noted regarding the failure to file the required annual bedbug report. There was a significant incident in July 2020 involving unpermitted construction of a wooden deck on the roof, which resulted in an ECB violation.

More recently, the building has maintained a consistent record of passing rodent inspections, with reports from February 2022 through February 2025 showing no active rodent issues except for a rat activity report in 2020, which is notable as it reflects effective pest management practices. The bedbug reporting from 2021 through 2024 shows a clean record, with no reported infestations or related activity in any of the filed reports. The building has also demonstrated improvement in addressing building systems issues, with no heat or hot water complaints reported since the winter of 2022-2023.