59 West 8th Street, Manhattan, NY 10011

59 West 8th Street is a 5-story, 16-unit Old Law Tenement built in 1875 and currently owned by William Hahnebach. The building has experienced recurring maintenance issues in recent years, with significant concerns about mold and heating systems. Most notably, in May 2025, there were two separate emergency mold complaints, one of which HPD was unable to inspect fully.

In November 2023, multiple heat/hot water complaints were reported for the entire building, though HPD faced access issues during inspections. The building has also faced regulatory scrutiny regarding unauthorized commercial use, with multiple ECB violations in 2024 for operating an unlicensed massage establishment on the first floor in a C4-5 district, resulting in penalties totaling over $9,000, though these violations have been resolved. Regular maintenance inspections paint a mixed picture of building conditions.

While recent rodent inspections from 2018-2024 have consistently passed (with one compliance failure noted in 2014), the building has had multiple violations requiring correction, particularly regarding self-closing doors in the first-story vestibule and entrance. The building's bedbug reporting history from 2021-2025 shows zero infested or eradicated units reported during annual filings, suggesting effective pest management. Of particular note is the building's heating system history, with documented heat/hot water complaints recorded in 2021 and 2023, and the most recent building-wide heat issues in late 2023. The property has maintained compliance with bedbug reporting requirements in recent years, with the most recent filing showing no units affected by infestations during the 2023-2024 period.