126 East 4th Street, Manhattan, NY 10003
The 5-story, 20-unit New Law tenement building at 126 East 4th Street in the East Village, owned by Russell Cooper, has experienced several significant maintenance and safety issues since 2019. Most notably, there have been recurring problems with gas systems, including a cooking gas emergency in September 2019 that HPD could not inspect, and multiple gas-related complaints between 2019 and 2024, though an inspection in 2019 found no violations.
The building has faced multiple inspection challenges, with inspectors unable to gain access during recent illegal conversion (2024) and tenant safety (2020) inspections, though an enforcement work order inspection in 2023 resulted in an Oath Violation being served. The property exhibits a pattern of rodent control challenges, with multiple instances of rat activity recorded between 2022 and 2023, though recent rodent inspections in 2024 and 2025 have passed.
The building's maintenance record shows some concerning violations, including a 2023 finding of broken and damaged window sills on multiple floors, and a 2020 violation related to improper fire stopping materials removal during construction work. Despite these issues, the building has maintained a consistent record of having zero bedbug infestations reported in annual filings from 2019 to the present. Recent permit activity from 2019 to 2020 shows regularmaintenance work being undertaken, though the specific nature of these permits is not detailed in the provided data.
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Building Characteristics
Total units | 20 |
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Year built | 1910 |
Total area | 9195 sq ft |
Floors | 5 |
Tax Abatements | None |
Building Class | NEW LAW TENEMENT |

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