445 East 9th Street, Manhattan, NY 10009

445 East 9th Street is a 6-story, 10-unit Old Law Tenement building located in the East Village, owned by 145 Avenue A Realty, LLC and constructed in 1900. The property has experienced a series of maintenance issues in recent years, with the most significant being an October 2024 heat and hot water complaint that resulted in HPD being unable to gain access to inspect the entire building. During June 2024, multiple complaints were filed regarding unsanitary conditions, including problems with garbage/recycling storage and pest infestations, some of which resulted in violations being issued.

Additional violations from this period pertained to paint and plaster issues in public areas, specifically a request to paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of HPD in the public hall stairs. The building has maintained a consistent record of passing rodent inspections throughout 2022-2025, suggesting effective pest management, and has shown no evidence of bedbug infestations in the annual reports from 2021 to 2024. Historical records indicate prior maintenance challenges including plumbing issues in Apartment 2 (2019) relating to shower stall waste line problems, water leaks, and plaster repair needs, all of which were subsequently addressed.

The building's maintenance history includes three failed inspection attempts regarding plumbing work permits in early 2019. However, more recently, the property has demonstrated improved maintenance compliance, with no reported bedbug infestations in the past three years and consistently passing rodent inspections. The most recent recorded violations were all from the summer of 2024, specifically concerning paint, plaster, and sanitation issues in common areas, which were addressed through necessary corrective actions, though some complaints were closed due to lack of access for inspection.