188 8th Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10011

188 8th Avenue is a 5-story, 8-unit Old Law Tenement building located in Chelsea, built in 1910 and currently owned by Sandy Roldos. The building has experienced recurring issues with bedbug reporting compliance, with an open Class A violation as of April 2024 related to the failure to file the required annual bedbug report with HPD, which has been a recurring issue since at least 2021.

While the building's most recent rodent inspections in 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021 have all passed, indicating effective pest management, there is an active violation as of June 2023 related to the failure to file the 2019 external low-pressure inspection report with the Department of Buildings. The building has maintained regular inspection schedules, with multiple permit issuances between 2019 and 2021 for various work, including plumbing and external work, suggesting ongoing maintenance and improvements to the property. The property's maintenance record shows a mix of compliance and violations, with bedbug reporting being the most consistent area of non-compliance, though recent filings (such as the 2022 report showing no infested units) indicate some efforts to address the issue.

The building has a documented history of permits being issued for various maintenance work, including external and plumbing work, with permits being consistently issued and processed between 2019 and 2021. The single complaint about illegal after-hours work in 2019 was investigated and found to warrant no violations, indicating responsive building management to external concerns. Despite the violations on record, the most recent rodent inspections suggest good overall conditions, though the bedbug reporting violation and the active DOB violation regarding the 2019 external low-pressure inspection filing should be noted as the primary areas of concern in the building's recent history.