26 East 38th Street, Manhattan, NY 10016

The 10-unit, 5-story building at 26 East 38th Street in Murray Hill, owned by Michael Argilla and constructed in 1925, has experienced several notable maintenance issues in recent years. Most concerning are the four active Department of Buildings violations from June 2023, all related to the failure to file mandatory external low-pressure inspections for 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021, indicating potential safety system oversight.

The building has also faced recurring Housing Maintenance Code violations regarding bedbug reporting, with an open violation as of April 2024. While the building’s bedbug reports from 2020 through 2023 show no reported infestations during the respective filing periods (with all infestation counts recorded as 0), the repeated violations suggest procedural compliance issues.

On a positive note, the building has maintained good rodent control measures, passing multiple inspections between 2015 and 2025, with bait application noted only once in November 2015. The building's most recent rodent inspection in March 2025 resulted in a "Passed" designation, continuing the trend of effective pest management. The consistent passing of rodent inspections indicates ongoing attention to basic maintenance concerns, though the lack of timely external pressure system filings and bedbug report compliance remains a significant point of concern regarding building management practices.