654 9th Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10036

654 9th Avenue is a 4-story, 8-unit Old Law Tenement building located in Hell's Kitchen and built in 1920, currently owned by Sang Lee. The building has experienced several recurring maintenance issues, most notably with heat and hot water systems, as evidenced by multiple emergency complaints in 2024 and 2022, though inspections could not confirm the problems due to access issues. In 2024, there was one food poisoning complaint that was determined to be isolated by the Department of Health.

The building has maintained an active bedbug prevention and reporting program, with no reported infestations in the past three years (2023-2025), though violations for not filing annual reports were recorded from 2018 to 2021. Significant safety and maintenance concerns were documented in 2018, when four Environmental Control Board violations were issued regarding the illegal transient use of apartment #2 and associated safety system deficiencies, resulting in combined penalties of $7,500, though these appear to have been resolved. The building has maintained good rodent control, passing all inspections from 2017 to 2025.

Recent complaints include a 2024 door/window issue and a 2023 illegal after-hours work complaint, both of which were closed due to inspection access issues. The building's permit history shows three separate electrical work permits issued in May 2019, suggesting some ongoing maintenance or upgrade work has been undertaken during the past several years. The property has had no bedbug infestations reported in the past three years, and all annual bedbug reports have been properly filed since 2022.