253 West 11th Street, Manhattan, NY 10014

253 West 11th Street is a 5-story, 9-unit old law tenement building constructed in 1900 and currently owned by Martin Blum. The building has experienced recurring heating issues, with documented complaints about lack of heat and hot water affecting the entire building in both 2018 and 2020, though in each case, tenants reported that services had been restored before inspection. In late 2018, multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations were documented primarily affecting apartment 8, including issues with paint, flooring, and pest problems, though these violations were subsequently closed.

The building has had several sanitary concerns, including an unsanitary condition involving pest problems in 2019 and 2018, a garbage/recycling storage issue in 2018, and a pigeon waste complaint in 2022 that inspectors could not access to evaluate. The property has maintained a good record of pest control in recent years, with bedbug reports showing zero infested units for the past several years, and rodent inspections in 2024 and 2023 passed without issues. However, there was some rat activity noted during a compliance inspection in June 2022, and bait was applied in November 2022.

The building has undergone regular inspection and reporting cycles for pest control, with most recent reports indicating good management of these issues. A health department inspection regarding a food establishment in 2020 and a special operations compliance inspection in 2019 both resulted in no violations being found. The most recent significant concern appears to be the 2022 pigeon waste complaint, which remains unresolved in terms of inspection access.