49 Jane Street, Manhattan, NY 10014

49 Jane Street, a four-story residential building dating back to 1839 in Manhattan's West Village neighborhood, is currently managed by owner Charles Levinsohn and contains 10 dwelling units. The building's recent history has been marked by persistent pest control challenges, particularly regarding rodent activity. Most notably, in 2025 alone, there have been three documented instances of rat activity, including two compliance inspections showing active infestation in April 2025.

The building has undergone regular bait applications throughout 2023, with multiple instances recorded between March and August 2023. While the property has maintained an aggressive rodent control program, with multiple bait applications and inspections, the frequency of active infestations suggests an ongoing challenge. On the health and maintenance front, the building has received two Housing Maintenance Code violations in 2023 and 2024 related to bedbug reporting requirements, though both violations were ultimately closed.

These violations, while administrative in nature, indicate the importance of compliance with municipal health regulations. However, it's worth noting that the building's bedbug reporting history (2019-2024) shows consistent maintenance of infestation-free status, with no reported cases of bedbug infestation during any of the annual filing periods, which reflects positively on the building's overall pest management efforts despite the rodent challenges. The property's rodent control efforts are documented through regular bait applications and inspections, with the most recent bait application occurring in April 2025, indicating ongoing management attention to this persistent issue.