417 Lafayette Street, Manhattan, NY 10003

417 Lafayette Street is an 8-story mixed-use residential/artists building located in NoHo, constructed in 1894 and currently owned by Hyong Cho. The building has experienced several significant safety and compliance issues over the past years, particularly between 2018-2020, when multiple Environmental Control Board violations were issued regarding unsafe sidewalk shed conditions and defective pedestrian protection.

These violations were ultimately resolved, with penalties paid, though one related to unlawful signs remains active as of 2018. The building has had consistent issues with filing requirements, including recent violations for failing to submit the 2020 external low-pressure inspection and various energy benchmarking reports between 2020-2021, with some violations dismissed and others still open. The property has maintained a generally good record of pest control, with no bedbug infestations reported in the past eight years, and all recent rodent inspections from 2019 through 2025 have passed.

Major building system maintenance appears to be ongoing, with multiple equipment and elevator permits issued between 2018-2021, though there was one instance of failed inspection requiring Category 1 elevator test filing in 2019 that was later dismissed. A series of complaints related to sidewalk shed conditions and work site safety were filed and investigated between 2018-2019, with some requiring Oath Violations to be served. The building's health and safety record shows a pattern of compliance with inspections, with the most recent rodent inspections in 2023, 2024, and 2025 passing successfully, suggesting improved maintenance standards have been upheld in recent years.