52 East 7th Street, Manhattan, NY 10003

The 5-story, 20-unit tenement building at 52 East 7th Street in the East Village, constructed in 1893, has experienced several maintenance challenges over the past few years. Notably, from 2020 through 2024, the building faced recurring issues with bedbug reporting compliance, receiving Class A violations during annual inspections in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 for not filing the required reports, though records show no actual infestations during these periods, with the most recent 2024-2025 reporting period showing zero infested or re-infested units.

The building's systems have required attention, including a series of violations in late 2020 primarily affecting Apartment 16, which included issues with carbon monoxide detectors, smoke detectors, floor conditions, electrical fixtures, and door operations, though all these violations were subsequently closed. More recent history shows some improvement in overall conditions, with regular rodent inspection reports from 2019 through May 2025 showing consistently passed results, indicating effective pest management.

The Department of Buildings records from 2019-2020 mentioned a plumbing complaint that warranted no violations upon inspection. The building had two electrical violation complaints in October 2020, one of which resulted in an official violation, though both were closed later that year. The property owner has been diligent in obtaining permits for maintenance work, with several permits issued in February 2022, though specific details of the work were not provided in the available data.