228 Bleecker Street, Manhattan, NY 10014

228 Bleecker Street is a 6-story, 25-unit tenement building constructed in 1901 and currently owned by 228 Bleecker Street Realty LLC. The property has experienced recurring maintenance issues over the past two years, with multiple reports of plumbing problems, including heavy water leaks, plumbing issues with basins/sinks, flooring concerns, and pest-related complaints.

Particularly concerning is a water leak complaint from January 2025 that closed without inspection access, and a heat/hot water complaint from September 2024 affecting the entire building where inspection access was also denied. The building underwent a significant inspection in June 2023, revealing multiple Class A and B violations in Apartment 2, including issues with cabinetry, plumbing fixtures, bathtub conditions, floor tiles, plaster surfaces, and painting requirements, though most of these violations were subsequently certified as corrected by July 2023, except for one Class C water leak violation which remained open. The property has a history of unauthorized work, as evidenced by multiple Environmental Control Board violations from September 2019 related to unpermitted electrical and plumbing installations throughout the restaurant and basement areas, with penalties totaling $12,750; these violations were eventually resolved.

There was also an illegal hotel room complaint filed in January 2020, though the inspector was unable to gain access. While bedbug reports from 2021 through 2024 show no infestations, and rodent inspections from 2022 to 2024 indicate passing results or bait application, there were multiple instances of rat activity recorded in 2022, suggesting past rodent control challenges. The most recent building complaints reveal ongoing maintenance access issues, with multiple complaints from 2024-2025 being closed without inspection access, indicating potential challenges with communication or response protocols for addressing building maintenance issues.