400 Bleecker Street, Manhattan, NY 10014

400 Bleecker Street is a historic 5-story, 8-unit Old Law Tenement building located in the West Village and constructed in 1888, currently owned by Richard Mason. The building has faced several significant maintenance challenges since 2020, with multiple violations related to its cornice and façade condition. In early 2020, the building exhibited issues with falling debris, leading to multiple complaints and violations, including ECB violations for failure to maintain the building in a code-compliant manner.

These violations, some marked as immediately hazardous, were primarily focused on the cornice condition, which was reported to have rotted sections, missing bricks, and a blown-off tarp that endangered public safety. The building faced substantial penalties during this period, including an active ECB violation balance of $25,000 related to cornice maintenance. More recently, in late 2024, there was a complaint about unsanitary pigeon conditions, with two reported incidents of pigeon waste, though inspections by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene found no violations.

The most recent Department of Buildings interaction occurred in December 2024, involving a complaint about work without a permit, which was referred to the Department of Consumer Affairs. Importantly, the building has maintained a consistent record of passing rodent inspections, with the most recent inspection in March 2025 showing compliance. Despite the past maintenance issues, the building's more recent inspection history suggests improved conditions, with the property passing multiple rodent inspections between 2020 and 2025, indicating effective pest management practices.