18 East 23rd Street, Manhattan, NY 10010

18 East 23rd Street is a 5-story, 16-unit residential building located in Manhattan's Flatiron District, owned by Sunny Paek and constructed in 1900. The building has experienced several concerning health and safety incidents in recent years, with the most recent being an active food poisoning complaint involving three or more cases reported to DOHMH in December 2024.

The property has a history of plumbing and water supply issues, particularly during a problematic period in September 2019 when multiple emergency complaints were filed regarding heat and hot water problems affecting the entire building. Violations were issued in April 2019 related to a heavy flow water leak, and as of April 2019, there were open violations concerning damaged plaster and paint in Apartment 3C and missing inspection certificate frames in the public hall. The building's recent history shows recurring food safety concerns, with multiple DOHMH complaints between 2019 and 2024 regarding foreign objects in food and sanitary conditions.

Despite these issues, the building has maintained a clean record regarding bed bugs, with no reported infestations or eradications in the past seven years (2018-2025), and has consistently passed rodent inspections from 2010 to 2014. The property underwent a conversion to Class A status, indicating proper registration as a permanent residential building. While the building's age and history show some maintenance concerns, particularly regarding plumbing and heating systems, there have been no reported bed bug or rodent problems in recent years, and many of the historical complaints appear to have been addressed through inspections and administrative closures.