247 East 35th Street, Manhattan, NY 10016

The three-story, 1910 building at 247 East 35th Street in Murray Hill, currently owned by Color Young, has experienced several significant maintenance and safety issues over the past five years. Most notably, between 2018-2019, there were multiple complaints regarding unsanitary garbage/recycling storage conditions, with some resulting in violations.

The building had a concerning safety incident in December 2018 involving carbon monoxide detector issues, and there were heat and hot water problems affecting the entire building in March 2019. The property has also faced serious regulatory compliance challenges, particularly regarding unauthorized basement modifications, as evidenced by multiple 2019 Environmental Control Board violations related to illegal occupancy and failure to maintain proper safety systems for transient use in the basement. As of 2024-2025, the building has ongoing bedbug reporting violations from 2021-2024 and remains the subject of recent rodent control interventions, with bait applied in multiple months through July 2025.

The building's maintenance history shows persistent issues with emergency systems and compliance with housing regulations, including violations related to posting required safety notices and maintaining proper building systems. There were also multiple attempted inspections in 2018-2019 regarding illegal hotel room concerns that resulted in inspectors being unable to gain access. More recent work appears to have been permitted, with electrical (EW) and plumbing (PL) permits issued in May 2019, though the current status of these improvements is not specified in the available records.