123 East 18th Street, Manhattan, NY 10003

The 4-story, 8-unit residential building at 123 East 18th Street in Gramercy, owned by Stuart Kreiner and constructed in 1960, has experienced several concerning issues in recent years. Most notably, there is an ongoing pattern of violations related to bedbug reporting compliance, with open violations recorded in 2021 through 2024 for failure to file annual bedbug reports as required by the Housing Maintenance Code.

The building has also faced significant gas safety concerns, with multiple active Environmental Control Board violations from 2018 related to unpermitted gas piping installation and testing failures, including a particularly serious violation involving unauthorized gas supply to the building without proper inspections, with associated penalties totaling $8,350. More recently, there are active violations as of 2023 for failure to file required external low pressure inspection reports for 2021 and 2022, and unresolved issues from 2018 concerning failure to certify corrections on immediately hazardous violations. The building's maintenance history shows some positive developments, including the completion of several permits related to plumbing work in 2018-2019, though the exact nature of the work is not specified in the records.

While there have been periodic issues with rodent activity documented between 2010-2012, with some inspections showing rat activity, the most recent rodent inspections in 2012 indicated compliance with standards. The Department of Buildings' complaint history shows some construction-related concerns in 2019-2021, including a stop work order that was ultimately rescinded, though inspections found no violations at the time. The most pressing current concerns appear to be the ongoing bedbug reporting violations and the active gas safety violations, which present potential safety and compliance issues for residents that have remained unresolved for extended periods.