231 East 34th Street, Manhattan, NY 10016

231 East 34th Street is a 5-story, 17-unit Old Law Tenement building located in Murray Hill, dating back to 1900 and currently owned by Alana Stridiron. The building has experienced recurring issues with heat and hot water systems over the past several years, with at least five documented complaints between 2018 and 2022, including three emergency complaints in early 2022 alone.

There have been multiple maintenance concerns, including door/window issues (February 2022), pest infestations (September 2021), and water-related problems, with a slow leak complaint (March 2019) and sewage issues documented in October 2018 that resulted in violations. More recently, in 2023, there was a violation regarding maintenance of window A/C units on floors 2, 3, and 4, which resulted in a $250 fine. The building has demonstrated some positive trends in recent years, with no reported bedbug infestations since 2020, as indicated by the bedbug reporting system showing zero infested or re-infested units in the most recent filings.

Additionally, there have been consistent passed inspections for rodent control dating back to at least 2010, with the most recent inspection in March 2025 also passing. Open violations as of 2023 include a citation for garbage bins in the first-story public hall and two unresolved unsanitary condition violations from October 2018 involving sewage and mold. The building's recent history shows ongoing attention to maintenance issues, with multiple emergency responses from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, though some complaints have gone uninspected due to access issues.