374 8th Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10001

The two-family residence at 374 8th Avenue in Chelsea, owned by Demetrios Melis, is a three-story building constructed in 1920. The property has recently experienced notable health and safety concerns, particularly in mid-2023, when there were multiple complaints filed with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), including a food poisoning incident involving three or more cases on July 13, 2023, followed by rodent/insect/garbage issues reported on July 26, 2023.

While the food poisoning case was deemed isolated by the Health Department, it prompted a review by the Bureau of Food Safety and Community Sanitation. The rodent-related complaint was administratively closed in June 2024, with note that the reported issue was addressed.

The building's maintenance history raises additional concerns, most significantly an active violation issued in November 2019 for failure to file the annual boiler inspection report for 2017, which remains unresolved as of this date. While the property has undergone rodent inspections between 2010 and 2017, all of which passed, the recent complaints suggest potential maintenance or sanitation issues. It's worth noting that the property was initially inspected for rodent issues in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2017, all of which passed, indicating that while there have been no rodent complaints in recent years, the most recent service requests suggest potential emerging sanitation challenges.