104 East 17th Street, Manhattan, NY 10003

104 East 17th Street is a historic three-story, six-unit building located in Gramercy, constructed in 1837 and currently owned by Rick Elezi. The building has a noteworthy maintenance history, with recent inspections showing no active bedbug infestations since 2020, and regular bedbug reports submitted with no affected units reported.

However, the property has experienced several concerning safety issues, particularly in 2019 when multiple violations were documented in apartment 1F, including missing smoke detectors, missing carbon monoxide detectors, and problems with self-closing doors, all of which were subsequently resolved by December 2019. More recent developments include a Department of Buildings complaint in July 2020 regarding unauthorized work, though inspectors were unable to gain access during their final attempts.

In 2023, an Environmental Control Board violation was issued relating to occupancy contrary to allowed records, specifically mentioning an illegal Class A apartment with kitchen and bathroom in the cellar (apartment 4A), though this was marked as resolved with no penalties imposed. While there have been three permit issuances in 2019 and 2020 for electrical and equipment work, and the building has consistently passed rodent inspections from 2010 through 2014, the combination of past safety violations and recent unauthorized occupancy issues suggests some ongoing concerns with property maintenance and compliance.