152 Columbus Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10023

The 5-story, 12-unit old law tenement building at 152 Columbus Avenue, built in 1910 and currently owned by Jennifer Lau, has experienced several notable events in recent years, particularly related to food establishment inspections and maintenance compliance. Between 2022 and 2025, there have been multiple food establishment complaints, including issues with rodent/insect presence, garbage management, letter grading, and even a foreign object in food incident, all primarily involving the building's ground floor commercial space.

While most of these complaints were resolved through official inspections, they suggest persistent challenges with the building's ground-floor food establishment. The building has maintained a generally good record regarding bedbug management, with all annual reports from 2019 through 2024 indicating zero infested units. Housing Maintenance Code violations have been relatively minimal, with three consecutive years (2016-2018) receiving violations for not filing annual bedbug reports, though these were ultimately closed.

The Department of Buildings violations from 2024 show an active violation related to failure to file the 2023 external low pressure inspection, while four previous similar violations from 2020-2023 were dismissed. Inspections for rodent presence have been consistently passed between 2016 and 2025, indicating effective pest management despite the food-related complaints. The most recent service requests and inspections suggest ongoing monitoring and compliance efforts, with no major safety concerns noted in recent years.