232 8th Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10011

The four-story, five-unit building at 232 8th Avenue in Chelsea, owned by Imad Kemp, has undergone several significant maintenance and health inspections since its construction in 1920. Most recently, in June 2025, the building passed a rodent inspection, marking a relatively good standing in pest control.

However, there have been notable pest management challenges, including rat activity recorded in both July and August 2024, though previous inspections in 2023, 2022, and earlier years had passed. The building has maintained a consistent record of bedbug prevention, with official reports from 2018 through 2024 showing zero infested, eradicated, or re-infested units, despite receiving two class A violations in 2021 and 2022 for failure to file the annual bedbug report - an issue that appears to have been resolved as per the current filings. A concerning pattern emerged in 2018-2019, with seven documented incidents of standing water, all requiring Department of Health and Mental Hygiene review, though specific resolutions were not detailed in the records.

More recently, in August 2023, there was a DOHMH inspection related to food establishment letter grading, which was administratively closed. The building's violation history suggests occasional maintenance lapses, but the most recent rodent inspection's "Passed" designation indicates improvements in pest management. The property has also demonstrated compliance with the bedbug reporting requirements in recent years, with no reported infestations between 2021 and 2024.