287 West 4th Street, Manhattan, NY 10014

The five-story, ten-unit New Law Tenement at 287 West 4th Street in the West Village, owned by Isaac Benishai and built in 1906, has experienced several significant maintenance and compliance issues over recent years. Most notably, in 2024 the building faced both an illegal vent/exhaust complaint and a recorded bedbug infestation, though the latter was addressed through eradication. The property has undergone multiple rodent management efforts, with a particularly concerning pattern in late 2022 when several bait applications were necessary following initial inspections that revealed rat activity.

Recent inspections in 2023 and 2024 showed improved pest management, with both periods passing rodent inspections. The building's inspection history reveals a mixed record of compliance and maintenance. In late 2024, an inspector was unable to gain access during a follow-up to an exhaust complaint.

However, a special operations compliance inspection from 2019 found no violations at that time of inspection. The Department of Buildings has documented one issued permit from 2018 for electrical work, which appears to be the only construction-related activity on record in recent years. The property has maintained a bedbug-free status for most reporting periods between 2018 and 2023, with the exception of the recently recorded 2024 incident, and has generally passed routine inspections, suggesting an overall trend towards improved maintenance despite periodic issues.