419 East 9th Street, Manhattan, NY 10009

419 East 9th Street is a 5-story, 8-unit old law tenement building constructed in 1900, currently owned by Askold Lozynksyj. The building has experienced persistent sanitary challenges in recent years, most notably with recurrent rodent activity prominently documented in 2024 and 2025, with multiple bait applications and inspections showing consistent rat activity.

The property has also faced significant maintenance issues, including a serious mold problem reported and confirmed in late 2022. During 2020, the building underwent multiple inspections revealing several violations requiring attention, including problems with building security (defective double cylinder lock), safety concerns (broken landing over front area), and various encumbrances in public hall areas.

The building has maintained a history of addressing pest issues, with multiple interventions between 2019 and 2022, including documented responses to rodent infestations, though challenges have persisted as evidenced by recent rodent control activities. Notably, while the building has filed regular bedbug reports from 2019-2024 showing zero infested units, and more recent inspections in 2023-2024 have shown no active bedbug issues, the property's history of insect and rodent challenges suggests ongoing vigilance in this area. Recent inspections in 2025 have continued to show rat activity despite previous bait applications, indicating that while various maintenance issues have generally been addressed through violations being closed, the building still faces challenges with maintaining a pest-free environment.