408 West 36th Street, Manhattan, NY 10018

The 6-story, 16-unit OLD LAW TENEMENT building at 408 West 36th Street, owned by Anna Roben, has been in operation since 1910 and has experienced several significant maintenance and compliance issues in recent years. The property is currently facing multiple open violations related to bedbug reporting requirements from 2021-2024, and has active environmental control board violations from 2021 totaling $100,000 in penalties for failure to comply with correction orders. The building has a documented history of mold issues, with the most recent complaint from 2019 involving unsanitary conditions, though inspections found no violations at that time.

In 2018, multiple violations were recorded in apartment 3C regarding bathroom conditions and maintenance issues, including mold, tile repairs, plumbing connections, and painting requirements. The building has undergone regular rodent inspections, with the most recent in October 2024 passing successfully, and previous inspections between 2010-2019 also showed compliance. Recent concerns include two separate complaints about illegal hotel rooms in the building, filed in 2023 and 2024, though inspectors were unable to gain access to verify these complaints.

The Department of Buildings has issued multiple violations related to bedbug reporting requirements, spanning several years from 2021-2024. The building's maintenance history shows persistent issues with timely compliance to orders, particularly regarding the bedbug reporting requirement, which has resulted in multiple open violations and penalties. While the building has maintained passing rodent inspection results, the ongoing bedbug reporting violations and the 2018 bathroom maintenance issues suggest some challenges with timely property upkeep and compliance with housing maintenance codes.