35 East 7th Street, Manhattan, NY 10003

The four-story, five-unit tenement at 35 East 7th Street in the East Village, built in 1833, is currently owned by Shuhui Zeng. The building has demonstrated compliance with bedbug reporting requirements over the past four years, with all reports from 2021 through 2024 showing zero infested, eradicated, or re-infested units. However, there are several maintenance and compliance issues worth noting.

A 2021 Housing Maintenance Code violation regarding the annual bedbug report requirement and a 2015 violation concerning the proper posting of housing information guide notices were both issued, though the latter was certified as corrected in 2019. More recently, in 2023, there was a violation for failure to file the 2022 external low-pressure inspection, which was dismissed in September 2023. The building has undergone regular rodent inspections, with mixed results.

Notably, in 2025, there was rat activity detected, marking a significant departure from previous inspections which had consistently passed from 2022 to 2024. There were also two instances of rat activity recorded in 2022 (February compliance inspection and January initial inspection). The property's maintenance history shows an ownership pattern of addressing violations, though there are periodic lapses in compliance, particularly regarding inspection filings and rodent management. While the absence of bedbug infestations over multiple reporting periods is a positive indicator, the recent rodent issues suggest ongoing challenges with building maintenance and pest control.