329 East 18th Street, Manhattan, NY 10003

The 3-story, 5-unit residential building at 329 East 18th Street in Gramercy, owned by Mary Plese, has a significant history of maintenance and compliance issues since 2010. Most concerning are three open Housing Maintenance Code violations from 2022-2024 related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports, which are notable for their potential impact on resident comfort and safety. The building experienced a serious structural issue in 2022 when the retaining wall between its rear yard and that of 332 East 19th Street was found to be undermined, creating a hazardous condition that temporarily required partial vacation of the rear yard, though this violation was ultimately dismissed in October 2023 after repairs were completed.

While the building has generally maintained rodent control, there was one instance of rat activity reported in November 2021, though subsequent inspections in 2022 and most recently in April 2025 resulted in "Passed" inspections, indicating improved rodent management. The property has maintained an active record of compliance with other inspections over the years, consistently passing initial inspections for rodent activity between 2010 and 2022. The bedbug reporting history shows some activity between 2018 and 2020, with one unit being reported as eradicated in 2021, though this was prior to the opening bedbug report violations.

Two construction-related complaints were filed in May 2022, though both were ultimately resolved with no violations found upon inspection. The building, constructed in 1910, has undergone various regulatory inspections over the years, with records indicating generally responsive management to most issues, though the recurring bedbug report violations and the 2022 retaining wall problem stand out as the most significant recent concerns regarding resident safety and building maintenance. While the rodent control situation appears to have stabilized recently, the persistence of the bedbug report violation as of 2024 is notable, given its potential impact on resident experience.