73 East Houston Street, Manhattan, NY 10012

Situated in Nolita, 73 East Houston Street is a three-story, four-unit Old Law Tenement building constructed in 1900 and currently owned by Michelle Goldstein. The building's recent history reflects several maintenance and compliance issues, most notably concerning pest control and rodent activity. The property has consistently demonstrated compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, with all reports from 2021 through 2025 indicating zero infested, eradicated, or re-infested units.

However, the building has experienced significant rodent challenges, particularly in 2022 with initial inspections in March and April showing rat activity, followed by multiple bait applications in July 2022. While there were some improvements noted in subsequent years, the rodent inspections in early 2025 presented a mixed picture, with a failed initial inspection in January 2025 and a passed compliance inspection in March 2025. The building's violation history shows two bedbug reporting violations in 2022 and 2023, though these appear to be administrative in nature rather than indicating an active infestation problem.

Additionally, there were two building complaints recorded in the Department of Buildings system: one in late 2022 regarding electrical wiring (which was referred to the Department of Transportation) and another in 2018 concerning a possibly bulging or cracked wall, though no violation was warranted at the time of inspection. The property's maintenance records suggest ongoing attention to pest control, with multiple rodent inspections and treatments recorded, particularly during 2022. Despite these challenges, the building has maintained consistent bedbug reporting compliance since 2021 and has passed recent rodent compliance inspections, indicating some level of progress in addressing these persistent issues.