16 Old Broadway, Manhattan, NY 10027

The 6-story, 16-unit building at 16 Old Broadway in Harlem, owned by Donald Notice, has experienced ongoing maintenance challenges since at least 2024. Most notably, there have been persistent rodent activity issues, with multiple inspections and bait applications recorded throughout 2024 and 2025.

The building also faces significant sanitation concerns, particularly regarding garbage and recycling storage, with numerous open complaints filed in June 2025 showing similar patterns to earlier violations, including during 2024 when HPD inspectors were unable to gain access to verify conditions. The first-floor apartment (1A) has multiple active Housing Maintenance Code violations from late 2024 through 2025, including issues with plumbing and lead-based paint hazards. Previous inspections revealed problems with building infrastructure, such as diagonal cracks in the front concrete steps that resulted in an active Environmental Control Board violation with a penalty of $3,125.

The building's history includes several noteworthy incidents, such as a failure to maintain violation in 2024 that warranted an Oath violation, though inspections from 2020 regarding boiler issues found no violations. Despite these challenges, it's important to note that the building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations over the past five years, with no reported cases since 2019. The current open violations and recent service requests indicate ongoing maintenance and sanitation challenges that appear to have persisted throughout 2024 and into 2025, with multiple agencies involved in addressing various issues within the building.