102 East 31st Street, Manhattan, NY 10016

The five-story, 20-unit tenement building at 102 East 31st Street, owned by Dean Palin, has experienced several significant maintenance and compliance issues since 2018. Most notably, there are currently three active violations (as of June 2023) related to the failure to file external low pressure inspections for 2018-2020. In early 2022, a defective front fire escape step at the third floor level was identified and resulted in a $312 penalty, though this has been resolved.

The building has a history of boiler-related issues, with a 2020 inspection noting smoking requiring burner adjustment and cleaning, which resulted in a $1,562 penalty. Multiple housing maintenance code violations were documented in 2018, including shortcomings in posting safety information regarding carbon monoxide detectors, gas leak procedures, and smoke detector requirements, though these were subsequently certified as corrected by June 2018. The building's most recent bedbug reports from 2022-2024 show minimal infestation activity, with only one unit reported as infested in the 2021-2022 period, while all recent reports (2022-2024) indicate zero infested units.

Rodent inspections have shown mixed results, with the building failing an initial inspection in May 2018 but passing subsequent inspections in 2010, 2011, and 2018. The property has faced enforcement actions, including an Oath Violation Served in January 2022 for failure to maintain the building, and in August 2020 for boiler-related violations. While many past violations have been resolved or dismissed based on subsequent inspections, the current active violations related to external low pressure inspections indicate ongoing regulatory compliance issues.