180 1st Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10009

The 16-unit, five-story old law tenement building at 180 1st Avenue in the East Village, owned by Moshe Khoshkheraman and constructed in 1900, has experienced persistent maintenance challenges over recent years. Most notably, throughout 2025, there has been an ongoing pattern of rodent-related issues, with multiple Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) complaints and inspections revealing rat activity. The building has undergone several rodent control interventions, including inspections showing rat activity in April, June, and July 2025, with bait applied in one of the most recent inspections.

The property has also faced recurring heat and hot water system problems, particularly evident in early 2025 with multiple emergency complaints about building-wide heating issues in January, though similar complaints date back to 2023. These heating system problems were documented in violation notices, including a specific citation for inadequate hot water in Apartment 4 issued in April 2023. The building's maintenance record shows a pattern of system maintenance challenges beyond rodent and heating issues.

There have been violations relating to building access to heating system controls, as noted in April 2023, and water supply problems documented in January 2025. The property has also experienced some regulatory compliance issues, with an active complaint regarding illegal conversion entered in June 2025. However, in recent years, the building has maintained a bedbug-free status according to all filed annual reports from 2019 through 2024, showing zero infested units each year. The most recent rodent inspections conducted in 2025 indicated ongoing pest management efforts, though with variable success as shown by the repeated documentation of rat activity.