269 West 12th Street, Manhattan, NY 10014

269 West 12th Street is a 6-story, 29-unit old law tenement building located in the West Village, constructed in 1910 and currently owned by Suzanne Lawton. The building has experienced several notable issues in recent years, most significantly a heat and hot water emergency affecting the entire building in April 2025, which was resolved within two days through HPD intervention. In 2019, there were complaints regarding indoor air quality due to chemical vapors, which prompted an advisory to the property management.

The building's history includes multiple Department of Buildings complaints, with the most concerning being two violations issued in May 2019 regarding an unpermitted structure at the rear of the building obstructing an exit passageway, though these were resolved with a penalty of $620. The property has maintained consistent rodent control compliance, passing inspections annually from 2017 through 2025, with one failure noted in July 2017. The building's bedbug reporting history from 2019 through 2024 shows no infestations, with the sole reported incident in 2018 being successfully eradicated.

Recent Department of Buildings investigations in 2023 and 2024 regarding after-hours work and enforcement work orders found no violations. The property management has generally responded to complaints and violations appropriately, as evidenced by the quick resolution of the recent heat/hot water issue and the closure of various complaints through proper channels. The building's permit history shows at least one work permit issued in October 2018 for unspecified work. While the recent heat issue suggests potential ongoing maintenance concerns, the overall record shows relatively few recurring or unresolved problems, with timely responses to most reported issues.