132 East 17th Street, Manhattan, NY 10003

132 East 17th Street is a 6-story, 22-unit, 1910 old law tenement building located in Gramercy, currently owned by David Harounian. The building has experienced several maintenance issues in recent years, with particular concerns emerging in 2023 when multiple complaints were filed through 311 services between April 19 and April 24, including problems with flooring/stairs, ceiling paint/plaster, mold, water leaks, and lighting. All of these complaints were subsequently inspected by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), though no violations were issued in connection with these reports.

Violations were issued for Apartment 41 in April 2023 related to self-closing door issues, broken plaster surfaces, and wooden floor defects, though these were certified as corrected by May 10, 2023. The building has also been under scrutiny for its external low-pressure inspection compliance, with active violations pending from 2018-2024 indicating failure to file required inspections for multiple years. The property has experienced periodic rodent and bedbug challenges, though recent inspections show improvement. A bedbug report filed in May 2025 indicated no current infestation (0 units), following one reported case in the previous year (2023-24).

The most recent rodent inspection in May 2025 passed, marking an improvement from compliance failures in 2021. Earlier rodent inspections between 2012-2018 generally showed good results, with most passing. The building also faced administrative violations for failing to file annual bedbug reports from 2021-2023, though the most recent filing for 2024 shows no current infestations. The property has maintained regular operations of its systems, with no major building code violations pending, though the active low-pressure inspection violations represent the only significant ongoing compliance issue as of 2023-2024.