228 Elizabeth Street, Manhattan, NY 10012

The 4-story, 8-unit tenement building at 228 Elizabeth Street in Nolita, owned by 228 Operating Corp, has experienced several significant maintenance and safety issues in recent years. Most notably, in September 2024, the building received violations for mold conditions in apartment 4F, marking the first reported mold problem in recent history. There are multiple open violations from 2023-2024 primarily affecting apartment 2F, including concerns about non-self-closing doors, defective smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and issues with plastered surfaces in the kitchen.

Apartment 4R, inspected in late 2023, was found to have mice infestation and missing safety devices that require correction. A 2023 violation indicated encumbrances in the 3rd-floor public hall stairs. The building also has an open violation related to a defective entrance door closer from July 2024, and a denied violation regarding a kick-down door stopper from the same period.

The property has maintained an active record of safety compliance checks, with successful rodent inspections throughout 2017-2025, though there were periods of infestation issues in 4R noted in 2023. There are no recorded bedbug infestations in the building's history from 2020-2025. Past complaints include inquiries about building shaking (2021), work without a permit (2022), and a low pressure inspection violation (2023) which was subsequently dismissed in 2025. While the building has maintained regular compliance checks that typically pass, the recent pattern of violations suggests emerging maintenance challenges that require ongoing monitoring.