494 Hudson Street, Manhattan, NY 10014

494 Hudson Street is a 4-story, 9-unit New Law Tenement building located in Manhattan's West Village, built in 1827 and currently owned by Mark Scharfman. The building has experienced recurring heating issues, with four heat and hot water complaints recorded between October and December 2023 alone, all classified as emergencies.

The property has also had ongoing pest control challenges, particularly with rodents, having documented rat sightings in 2024, 2022, and 2021, despite multiple inspections by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene showing either no violations or passing results. The building's most recent rodent inspection in March 2025 was passed, and the property has maintained a clean bedbug report for the past three filing periods from 2021-2024, showing zero infested or re-infested dwelling units. Significant maintenance history includes a 2020 Class B violation regarding obstructed fire escape egress, which was certified as corrected in 2023, and an April 2021 violation related to an unfiled bedbug report.

More recently, there is an active complaint as of June 2025 regarding an illegal conversion at the property, though no inspection or disposition details are currently available for this complaint. The building underwent permit work in late 2019, suggesting some maintenance or improvements were made during that period. Despite these issues, the building has demonstrated a pattern of addressing violations and maintaining basic services, though the recurring heating system problems continue to be a notable concern.