169 West 12th Street, Manhattan, NY 10011

169 West 12th Street is a 6-story New Law Tenement building constructed in 1922 in the West Village, containing 25 units and currently owned by 171 West 12th Street Inc. The building has experienced several significant incidents, particularly in 2019 when a series of violations were issued during facade repair work. These included multiple construction safety violations related to improper scaffold installation and failure to post required tenant protection notices, resulting in penalties totaling $6,250.

A stop work order was briefly imposed during this period, though it was fully rescinded within two weeks. Additional violations were recorded for work being performed without proper plumbing permits, though these were subsequently resolved. The building has maintained a generally good compliance record in recent years, with all five rodent inspections between 2016 and 2025 resulting in passing grades.

Bedbug reports show minimal activity, with only one infested unit recorded in the 2018-2019 reporting period and no occurrences in subsequent years. The most recent Department of Buildings inspection in 2024 revealed an active elevator defect issued in September 2019 that had not been corrected. Notably, the building underwent facade repair work in 2019 that generated multiple violations, though these have since been resolved. The building's owners were also penalized in 2021 for failing to submit an acceptable Cycle 8B report on exterior wall conditions, resulting in a $625 fine.