661 Washington Street, Manhattan, NY 10014

The 5-story, 15-unit Old Law Tenement at 661 Washington Street in the West Village, built in 1885, has experienced several notable maintenance and compliance events over the past decade. Most recently, the building successfully passed its July 2024 rodent inspection, continuing a generally positive trend in pest management with multiple consecutive passing inspections since 2019, though it did experience rat activity in July 2022.

The building has maintained an exemplary record with regard to bedbug management, as evidenced by five consecutive reports (2019-2025) showing zero infested, eradicated, or re-infested units. Of particular note is an open Class C violation from February 2017 concerning inadequate hot water supply in apartment 2RS, which was scheduled for certification resolution in January 2025.

The building has experienced periodic lapses in compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, receiving violations in 2021, 2022, and 2023 for failure to file annual reports, though recent filings from December 2023 and January 2025 show zero infested units. An inspection in 2011 identified several safety-related violations, including the need for proper posting of carbon monoxide and smoke detector requirements, and removal of household items obstructing fire escape egress, all of which were subsequently addressed. The most recent bedbug reporting period (2025) shows no evidence of infestations, suggesting current management practices are effective in maintaining pest-free conditions.