162 West 4th Street, Manhattan, NY 10014

162 West 4th Street is a 5-story, 16-unit residential building located in the West Village, constructed in 1891 and currently owned by Isaac Benishai. The property has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues, with multiple complaints documented from late 2024 through early 2025, including several building-wide emergencies where HPD could not gain access to verify the conditions.

The building has undergone several tenant safety inspections in 2025 with no violations identified, though there were some concerns about sidewalk conditions and scaffolding in 2024, resulting in active ECB violations with penalties. The building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbugs, with no reported infestations in the past seven years of mandatory reporting. However, there have been persistent rodent control efforts in place throughout 2023-2025, with several instances of rat activity requiring bait application, most recently in March 2025.

Previous violations were noted in 2018 related to missing safety devices in Apartment 2, including carbon monoxide and smoke detectors, though these were certified as corrected. The property has also had multiple food establishment-related complaints in 2023 regarding rodent and insect issues, though these were administratively closed with indications that the problems were addressed. Recent sidewalk shed violations in 2024 led to an active ECB violation with associated penalties for inadequate illumination and safety concerns.