11 West 20th Street, Manhattan, NY 10011

The ten-story converted old law tenement at 11 West 20th Street in the Flatiron District, owned by Divya Rashad, has experienced several notable maintenance and compliance issues since 2018. While the building is currently showing no active bedbug infestations (with consistent zero counts reported in the past several annual reports from 2019-2024), it has unresolved violations that warrant attention.

Most significantly, there are three active Department of Buildings violations from 2019-2021 that remain outstanding, including one related to elevator maintenance from 2017, and a 2020 ECB violation regarding the failure to submit an acceptable Cycle 8C report of critical examination of the exterior walls, with an imposed penalty of $625. The building has undergone various inspections and responses to complaints, including a 2018 vibrating/building shaking complaint (no violation found), multiple complaints regarding sidewalk shed/scaffold issues in 2019, and a 2019 construction-related complaint that resulted in a stop-work order, though this was fully rescinded by early 2020. All regular bedbug reporting requirements appear to have been met in recent years, with the most recent reports (2024) showing no infestation issues.

The building's permit history shows activity in 2019 with multiple work permits issued, and all rodent inspections from 2010-2012 passed successfully. A 2022 Local Law 188 inspection was conducted with no violations warranted, and there are two active DOB violations from as recently as 2020-2021 that remain unresolved. While the building has maintained compliance with various safety inspections and reporting requirements, the outstanding violations, particularly regarding the elevator and exterior wall examination, represent the most significant current compliance issues.