423 West Broadway, Manhattan, NY 10012

The six-story New Law Tenement building at 423 West Broadway in SoHo, owned by Jeff Farkas, has a complex maintenance history spanning several years. Most recently, in October 2023, there was a carbon monoxide detector safety complaint filed with HPD, though inspectors were unable to gain access to verify the issue. The building has experienced two instances of bedbug infestations since 2022-2023, with the most recent case reported in December 2024, though both were marked as eradicated.

From 2019 onward, the building has maintained a consistent record of passing rodent inspections, with ten successful inspections between 2018 and early 2025. The property has had several maintenance issues documented between 2020 and 2023, including multiple non-emergency complaints filed through HPD in early 2020 regarding electrical outlets, plumbing fixtures, window frames, and flooring. During this same period, two Department of Buildings violations were issued in 2020 and 2021, though both were ultimately dismissed in December 2022 based on subsequent reports showing corrections.

The building underwent a COVID-19 Executive Order inspection in April 2020, which resulted in no violations. A carbon monoxide related emergency complaint was logged in October 2023, and it remains unclear whether this issue was ever resolved. The building has an active permit from November 2018 for electrical work, and underwent an inspection for a sweep-related complaint in May 2023, which also resulted in no violations being found.