209 West 21st Street, Manhattan, NY 10011

The 5-story, 20-unit tenement building at 209 West 21st Street in Chelsea, built in 1920 and currently owned by Aslan Ljulja, has experienced several significant maintenance and pest control issues in recent years. Most notably, there has been an ongoing rodent presence, with multiple complaints and treatment efforts between 2024 and 2025, including regular bait applications and recent inspections that passed.

The building faced a serious comfort issue in late 2022 with an emergency heat and hot water outage affecting the entire building, though this was reportedly resolved promptly. The property has undergone several inspections and faced compliance requirements, including two entries in 2024 where inspectors were unable to gain access - one related to building stability concerns and another for Local Law compliance.

The building has maintained a clean slate for bedbugs in recent years, with reports from 2022-2025 showing zero infested or re-infested units, though there was one infested unit reported in 2020 that was successfully eradicated. Additional records show regular maintenance activity, including a permit issued in 2021 for unspecified work, and the building has passed recent rodent inspections as of February 2025. The property has had some other miscellaneous issues, such as a 2019 complaint about unsanitary pigeon conditions, but the primary concerns have centered around pests and building systems.