72 Thompson Street, Manhattan, NY 10012

The 6-story, 36-unit New Law Tenement building at 72 Thompson Street in SoHo, owned by Ralph Tawil, has experienced significant maintenance issues in recent months. Between April and May 2025 alone, there were multiple emergency complaints regarding inadequate heat and hot water throughout the building, as well as cooking gas problems, many of which were duplicates of previously reported building-wide conditions.

Three active complaints remain on file as of mid-2025, including concerns about defective plumbing, potential illegal conversion, and work done without proper permits. The building has several open violations from October 2024 related to fire safety issues, including a problematic fire escape drop ladder, defective self-closing doors, and a key-operated lock at a fire escape window in the penthouse apartment. While the building has passed annual rodent inspections consistently from 2021 through 2025, it has shown recurring issues with basic building systems.

The property has a documented history of maintenance challenges over recent years, including multiple violations for failure to file required external low pressure inspections between 2018-2022 (all ultimately dismissed) and various other violations ranging from plumbing issues to fire safety concerns. The building's condition reports from 2023 showed problems including mice infestation in the penthouse apartment, roof leaks, and defective plaster surfaces, though many violations were addressed successfully by 2024. Inspection records indicate regular compliance with rodent control measures, though one inspection in 2021 noted a failure for "Other Reasons." Notably, the building has maintained a bedbug-free status according to official reporting from 2021 through 2024, with no units reported as infested or requiring eradication treatments during these periods.