213 Park Avenue South, Manhattan, NY 10003

213 Park Avenue South is a 5-story, converted old law tenement building with 4 units, constructed in 1900 and currently owned by Eric Michael. The building has experienced several significant maintenance and compliance issues in recent years, most notably a heat and hot water outage in March 2024 that was temporarily resolved but required tenants to file a new complaint if the issue recurred. Throughout 2024-2025, there has been ongoing permit activity, including multiple permits issued or in process for plumbing, electrical, and other work, suggesting the property is undergoing various maintenance and improvement projects.

The building has a documented history of compliance issues and violations, particularly during 2019 when multiple violations were issued regarding certificate of correction failures and use beyond permitted purposes, resulting in substantial penalties. There were also several inspections and complaints regarding illegal hotel rooms and conversions during 2019, with most inspections resulting in access being denied. More recent records from 2024 show no current infestation issues, with the most recent bedbug reports indicating zero infested units since 2024. The property has demonstrated some rodent control challenges, with inspections in 2016 showing failures for "Other Reasons," though more recent inspections in 2022 passed compliance.

The building's environmental control board violations from 2019 indicate serious concerns at that time, including blocked exits and failure to comply with orders, though some of these violations were subsequently resolved. The recent flurry of permit activity and the absence of current infestation or rodent issues suggest improvements have been made since the problematic 2019 period, though the March 2024 heat and hot water issue indicates that some maintenance problems persist. The building's recent bedbug reports consistently show no infestations, marking an improvement from earlier years when violations were issued for failure to file annual reports. The most recent Department of Buildings inspection from February 2025 resulted in no violations being warranted.