334 East 13th Street, Manhattan, NY 10003

334 East 13th Street is a 6-story, 34-unit residential building located in the East Village, owned by Jose Lopez and constructed in 1900 as a New Law Tenement. The building has experienced recurring issues with heat and hot water systems throughout 2024-2025, with multiple emergency complaints indicating problems affecting both individual apartments and entire building systems, though violations were generally addressed within the required timeframes.

Of particular concern is a persistent rodent issue: the building has had three rodent-related complaints in 2025 alone, and while inspections in early 2025 showed passed results, a pattern of rodent activity was noted in both initial and compliance inspections in 2025, with three inspections showing rat activity between March and May 2025. The building's maintenance history shows some positive indicators, including regular bedbug reporting from 2020-2024 showing mostly zero infested units, with only two instances of infestation recorded in 2020-2021.

Recent inspections have generally passed, though there was one failed rat inspection in July 2023 for "Other Reasons." The property has experienced various other maintenance issues over the years, including concerns about garbage/ recycling storage in 2022-2024, a plumbing emergency in early 2022, and a brief period of gas utility referral in 2022, though these complaints were resolved. The building's record shows a consistent pattern of reporting and addressing maintenance issues, with HPD and DOHMH involvement in multiple inspections and follow-ups, though access issues have sometimes complicated resolution efforts, particularly during the winter heat/hot water complaints.