2261 Broadway, Manhattan, NY 10024

2261 Broadway is a 7-story, 43-unit New Law Tenement building located in Manhattan's Upper West Side, constructed in 1900 and currently owned by Big Apple Corporation. The building has experienced several significant maintenance and safety issues in recent years, particularly in 2025, with multiple complaints regarding heat and hot water outages, as well as concerns about fire escape safety. The property has been the subject of numerous Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) complaints, including one open case as of March 2025 concerning door/frame paint and plaster conditions.

There has been a notable pattern of plumbing-related issues, with multiple complaints about water supply problems, and more recent reports of pest-related concerns. The building's first floor has been the focus of several illegal occupancy violations, with evidence of unauthorized conversion to a massage parlor/spa facility that reportedly operated with eight massage tables in six rooms, though this use appears to have been resolved as of 2024. The property has complied with bedbug reporting requirements, showing no infestation cases between 2021 and 2024, and while there have been multiple rodent inspections and bait applications throughout 2025, showing some ongoing pest management efforts, there is a more concerning pattern of rat activity indicators noted in inspections from early 2025. The building's history includes various mechanical and safety systems concerns, with violations related to carbon monoxide detector compliance, for which an emergency violation was issued in March 2025.

Past maintenance issues have included multiple plumbing violations, including problems with gas supply and faucet repairs in apartment 7A, documented between 2020-2021. The property has had several inspections regarding unauthorized uses, particularly concerning adult establishment regulations, with the first floor's illegal conversion being a recurring violation theme between 2018 and 2024. While many of these violations have been resolved, there remains an active violation as of 2021 regarding failure to certify correction of an immediately hazardous condition. The building has undergone various permitted work, with several electrical and plumbing-related permits issued in 2019, indicating some infrastructure maintenance and upgrades over time.