21 West 12th Street, Manhattan, NY 10011

The four-story, eight-unit building at 21 West 12th Street in Greenwich Village, owned by Jennifer Lister Oldfield, has an extensive and varied history since its construction in 1845. Most recently, in December 2024, there was an unsanitary condition complaint regarding pests that HPD was unable to investigate fully, and there are currently several open safety violations from 2018 related to building safety requirements, including missing notification requirements for carbon monoxide detectors, smoke detector notices, and heating system access.

The building has demonstrated a consistent pattern of maintaining rodent-free status, passing all rodent inspections conducted between 2012 and 2024. The property has experienced several significant maintenance issues over the past decade, including a heat and hot water outage in January 2019 that was resolved shortly after HPD's intervention.

Interestingly, there have been recurring requirements to file annual bedbug reports with HPD, evidenced by violations in 2022-2024, though these reports consistently indicate no infested units during their reporting periods. The building underwent a comprehensive safety inspection in 2018 that revealed multiple safety requirement violations, including missing smoke detector notifications, security system deficiencies, and issues with safety sign postings, though many of these violations were subsequently closed. Despite these challenges, the building's recent rodent inspections and bedbug reporting compliance suggest active management of pest-related issues, while the open violations from 2018 indicate some remaining regulatory requirements that have not been fully addressed.