42 Bank Street, Manhattan, NY 10014

42 Bank Street is a 6-story, 31-unit residential building located in the West Village, owned by Kenneth Rosenblum and constructed in 1910 as a New Law Tenement. The building has experienced recurring plumbing issues in recent years, particularly concerning steam pipes and water supply, with multiple emergency complaints in early 2023 resulting in at least one open violation related to a broken air valve at heat riser in Apartment 64.

The building has also faced several other maintenance challenges, including an April 2022 heat and hot water outage that required emergency intervention, and various appliance and security issues in mid-2022 affecting access to inspect refrigerators, gas ranges, and window frames. More recent inspections have shown some improvement in building conditions, with the most recent rodent inspection in August 2024 passing without issues, following multiple instances of rat activity noted in 2022 and early 2023.

The building's environmental health record appears relatively clean, with no bedbug infestations reported in the past three years, and previous reported cases in 2021 showed effective eradication. While some violations have been properly certified as closed, including those related to smoke and carbon monoxide detector requirements, the building's maintenance history suggests ongoing attention to infrastructure systems may be necessary, particularly regarding plumbing and heating systems.