130 1st Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10009

The five-story, eight-unit Old Law Tenement building at 130 First Avenue in the East Village has experienced several significant maintenance and safety issues over recent years. Most notably, the building has faced persistent rodent problems, with multiple inspections in 2025 (January, December, and new evidence in March) showing rat activity and failed compliance checks, though bait has been applied regularly since January 2025.

Recent plumbing and water issues were documented in July 2023, though no violations were issued following HPD inspections of heavy flow water leaks and sink problems. The building had three food establishment-related complaints in 2024-2025 involving spoiled food and pet-related issues, all of which were closed by the Department of Health. The property has shown some concern for emergency escape routes, receiving a violation in July 2023 related to a flower pot obstructing a fire escape on the second floor, which was certified as corrected by August 2023.

While the building's bedbug reports from 2019 through 2023 indicate minimal infestation issues (with only one confirmed case in both late 2019 and late 2020), other maintenance concerns have been documented, including a heat/hot water complaint in December 2022 (documented as "apartment only"), and plumbing issues in 2022-2023. The building's history includes one documented electrical wiring complaint from 2022, though inspectors were unable to gain access during the final attempt. The property has maintained its bedbug reporting requirements, showing zero infestations in the most recent two reporting periods (2022-2023).