71 Thompson Street, Manhattan, NY 10012

71 Thompson Street is a 5-story, 21-unit residential building located in SoHo and constructed in 1888. The property has experienced recurring rodent-related issues over the past few years, with the most recent cluster of complaints in mid-2025 reporting conditions attracting rodents and actual rodent sightings. The building failed an August 2024 rodent inspection but passed earlier inspections in 2023 and 2024.

There have been multiple health and safety concerns, including an emergency heat/hot water complaint affecting the entire building in November 2023, and various violations related to building security and maintenance in summer 2024. These included problems with self-closing doors, a defective latchset at the vestibule door, and issues with fire escape access. A roof leak affecting Unit 5C and problems with the bell/buzzer/intercom system in the same unit were documented and subsequently addressed between late 2023 and early 2024.

The building has maintained a proactive approach to pest management, as evidenced by regular bedbug inspections showing zero infested units reported consistently since 2019. Recent housing maintenance inspections have revealed several violations related to garbage storage and building conditions, though many of these have been addressed promptly. The property owner, Kenneth Rosenblum, has been the recorded owner throughout this period, and while the building has had persistent maintenance issues requiring attention, there is evidence of proper follow-up and resolution of most cited violations.