937 8th Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10019

At 937 8th Avenue in Hell's Kitchen, a 4-story, 6-unit building constructed in 1925 and currently owned by Laura Boucai, several noteworthy patterns emerge regarding building conditions and maintenance over recent years. Most significantly, from 2024-2025, there were four consecutive health department complaints regarding bare hands in contact with food, followed by a complaint about rodents/insects/garbage in a food establishment, indicating persistent food safety concerns. The building has shown consistent compliance with rodent inspections, passing the latest ones in 2023 and 2024, though there was a failure noted for "Other Reasons" in June 2023.

The property has maintained an active bedbug reporting record from 2021-2024 with zero infested units reported in the last three filings. Significant maintenance history includes multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations related to bedbug reporting requirements between 2020-2024, and in April 2024, a violation was issued concerning the failure to file annual bedbug reports. The building experienced a mold-related complaint in early 2020, classified as an emergency by HPD, though no violations were found upon inspection.

In October 2022, there were multiple complaints regarding work without permits and after-hours work, though inspections did not substantiate the violations. Additionally, several safety notices were required to be posted in the common areas during 2020 inspections, including gas leak procedures and emergency contact information. While the building has an active history of 311 complaints and violations, many have been promptly addressed and closed, and recent inspections show generally improved conditions, particularly with respect to bedbug control and rodent management.