109 East 38th Street, Manhattan, NY 10016

This four-story, three-unit residential building at 109 East 38th Street in Murray Hill, owned by Martin Fox, was constructed in 1864 and has undergone several inspections and maintenance evaluations over the past decade. The property has experienced some concerning issues in the past, particularly in August 2019, when both the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) received complaints about mold and pest problems, respectively.

While the HPD investigation into the pest complaint found no violations, the building received Housing Maintenance Code violations in both 2021 and 2022 related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports, though these violations were subsequently closed. However, the building's recent history shows significant improvement in terms of pest management and building maintenance.

Between 2022 and 2025, the property has maintained an impressive record with no reported bedbug infestations, as evidenced by the bedbug reporting filings showing zero infested, eradicated, or re-infested units in the past three reporting periods. Additionally, the building has successfully passed multiple rodent inspections, with the most recent one conducted in March 2025 yielding a passing result. The building's overall maintenance record since 2019 shows a positive trend, with no major health or safety violations reported in recent years, and it has consistently passed regular rodent inspections dating back to 2010.