255 West 4th Street, Manhattan, NY 10014

The three-story, four-unit building at 255 West 4th Street in the West Village, owned by Noel Wiggins, has experienced persistent challenges with vermin management and regulatory compliance over the past several years. While the property has successfully passed recent rodent inspections in 2023, 2024, and 2025, the building faced a significant rat sighting issue in late 2019 that prompted Department of Health and Mental Hygiene involvement and identified violations requiring follow-up inspections.

The building's most pressing current concern is an open Housing Maintenance Code violation from April 2024 (and similar violations in prior years) regarding the failure to file annual bedbug reports as required by HPD regulations, representing an ongoing compliance issue that has persisted for multiple years. The property has also encountered some regulatory scrutiny in 2021, with two complaints about unauthorized work - one regarding illegal after-hours work and another concerning unpermitted work in an occupied multiple dwelling, though inspectors either found no violations or were unable to gain access during their attempts.

Despite these challenges, the building's recent rodent inspections have shown compliance with pest control requirements, with no new evidence of rat activity reported since 2020. The building's history suggests a pattern of regulatory oversight regarding both pest management and building maintenance reporting requirements, though recent inspections indicate some improvement in rodent control.