216 East 6th Street, Manhattan, NY 10003

216 East 6th Street is a 5-story, 8-unit Old Law Tenement building located in Manhattan's East Village, constructed in 1940 and currently owned by 216 E 16 Street LLC. The building is currently experiencing multiple maintenance issues, with several recent complaints about heat/hot water problems and water supply issues. As of May 2025, there are still open complaints regarding water supply problems, while multiple heat/hot water complaints from May 2025 have been closed, though access issues prevented thorough inspections.

The building has also faced significant challenges regarding unauthorized commercial activity, with active Environmental Control Board violations from July 2024 documenting illegal occupancy and business activities on the first floor, including an unlicensed massage parlor with seven massage rooms, for which penalties totaling $4,375 have been imposed. The building's history shows a pattern of maintenance and compliance challenges over recent years. Between 2022 and 2024, there were four consecutive annual violations for failing to file required bedbug reports, though inspections since 2022 have shown no evidence of infestation.

While rat activity was noted in inspections in August and September 2024, previous years' inspections generally passed. The Department of Buildings has documented various complaints since 2022, including for work without permits and illegal conversions, though inspectors often were unable to gain access for verification. Despite these issues, the building has demonstrated compliance with bedbug reporting requirements in the most recent filings, showing zero units affected between 2021 and 2025, and passed recent rodent inspections in February 2025.