240 East 23rd Street, Manhattan, NY 10010

The 4-unit, 4-story building at 240 East 23rd Street in Gramercy, owned by Danny Lam, has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues between late 2024 and early 2025, with multiple HPD complaints logged from October 2024 through February 2025. In addition to these ongoing maintenance challenges, Apartment 4B has faced several documented issues, including a roach infestation violation (Class C) issued in July 2024, and previous safety concerns regarding missing carbon monoxide detectors and smoke detectors, though these violations were subsequently certified as corrected.

The building's history reveals more serious structural concerns in 2021, when an emergency violation regarding the building's facade stability was issued, resulting in a vacate order that was later rescinded. During this period, multiple complaints were filed regarding building shaking, and structural repairs were documented through various permits. The Department of Buildings records also show several violations related to unauthorized plumbing work in December 2021, though these were ultimately resolved.

While the building has maintained compliance with rodent inspections, passing all inspections from 2010 through 2025, there have been ongoing concerns about building maintenance, as evidenced by various ECB violations and complaints about building walls and appurtenances, particularly in 2019-2020 when issues with loose bricks and facade conditions were reported. Most recently, the building's heat and hot water system has been the subject of multiple complaints in 2025, with HPD inspectors often unable to gain access to verify the reported problems. The building's history also shows consistent compliance with bedbug reporting requirements between 2021 and 2024, with no reported infestations in the past four reporting periods.