244 10th Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10001

The 4-story, 9-unit residential building at 244 10th Avenue in Chelsea, owned by Perry Roth, has experienced several notable maintenance and compliance issues over the past decade. Most recently, in August 2023, there was a failed Department of Health inspection related to rodent control, which followed similar failed inspections in October and November 2024.

The building has maintained an active bedbug management program, with no reported infestations or re-infestations in the past five years (2019-2024), despite receiving multiple Annual Bedbug Reporting violations between 2021 and 2023. The property has documented two significant plumbing-related incidents: in 2018, there was a Stop Work Order involving a plumbing job due to a suspended master plumber's license, though this was ultimately resolved by September 2019.

Prior to this, in January 2018, there were two separate Housing Maintenance Code violations in apartment 2W regarding faulty radiator air valves, which were certified as corrected by February 2018. The building has consistently passed rodent inspections from 2011 through 2018, though the recent rodent-related complaints suggest a potential resurgence of pest management challenges. While there have been no major safety violations or construction-related issues in recent years, the recurring rodent inspection failures and plumbing work history indicate ongoing maintenance considerations for the century-old tenement building.