118 St Marks Place, Manhattan, NY 10009

The five-story old law tenement building at 118 St. Marks Place, owned by Michael Besen, has experienced several maintenance challenges in recent years, particularly between late 2022 and 2023. During this period, there were multiple complaints related to building systems, including illegal gas hook-ups (January 2023), plumbing issues (February 2023), and problems with air conditioning support brackets (March 2023).

The building currently has two active ECB violations from February and March 2023 regarding unpermitted work on a gas hot water heater installation and missing A/C supporting brackets, with penalties of $1,250 and $500 respectively. While the building underwent an egress inspection in 2018 that initially raised concerns about locked or blocked exits, the inspector found no violations at the time of inspection. The property has shown improvement in certain areas over recent years.

Notably, there have been no reported bedbug infestations in the past three reporting periods (2021-2024), following a prior outbreak in 2019-2020 that affected all eight units but was subsequently addressed. Additionally, the building has maintained a consistent record of passing rodent inspections, with regular inspections from 2019 through 2025 confirming effective pest management. The most recent building inspection results (through May 2025) have shown compliance with rodent control requirements, though the presence of active ECB violations from 2023 suggests ongoing attention is needed for certain maintenance issues.