218 East 9th Street, Manhattan, NY 10003

The three-story, two-family house at 218 East 9th Street in the East Village, built in 1901 and currently owned by Jesse Hutcher, has experienced several significant events over the past few years. Most notably, in August 2019, multiple complaints were filed regarding unlicensed and improper work in progress, leading to inspections that resulted in a stop work order being fully rescinded.

During this period, the building received several Environmental Control Board (ECB) violations related to unsafe conditions, including improper storage of gasoline containers, unsuitable wiring for power and lighting, and temporary electrical wiring across the cellar, first floor, and mezzanine levels, with total penalties amounting to $3,450. There was also an active elevator-related violation in 2019 regarding unresolved defects from a 2017 inspection.

The building has since demonstrated compliance through regular inspections, with all rodent inspections from 2020 through 2025 passing successfully, and no bedbug infestations reported in any of the four most recent filings from 2022-2024. Multiple permits have been issued for the property between 2018 and 2020, with the most recent being for electrical work in October 2020, suggesting that the property has had ongoing maintenance and compliance activities since the significant issues of 2019.