879 10th Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10019

879 10th Avenue is a 5-story, 35-unit residential building constructed in 1945, currently owned by Mark Scharfman and classified as a New Law Tenement. The property has experienced recurring heating system issues, particularly highlighted during the winter months of late 2024 and early 2025, with multiple emergency heat/hot water complaints filed through the Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) department between December 2024 and February 2025. Of particular concern is the building's current status as of December 2024/January 2025, with three open Class C violations related to door mechanisms: one regarding a defective self-closing door system at the building entrance, another about a defective latchset on the compactor closet door on the 5th floor, and a third involving a self-closing door mechanism.

The building has also had ongoing pest management challenges, evidenced by multiple service requests and housing maintenance code violations in 2023, particularly affecting apartment 5H, which experienced issues with both mice and roaches in June 2023, resulting in several associated violations that were subsequently closed by July 2023. The property's maintenance history includes a noteworthy sequence of heat and hot water complaints throughout late 2024 and early 2025, with multiple tenants reporting issues in both individual apartments and throughout the entire building. Other significant maintenance events include a boiler violation from 2022 regarding an oil leak at the burner, and two tenant safety inspections in 2020 which resulted in compliance verification.

The building's infrastructure appears to maintain some basic standards, as evidenced by the rodent inspections conducted between 2010 and 2024, all of which passed. However, recent heating system reliability and pest control remain prominent concerns. The property has a documented history of bedbug infestations primarily between 2019 and 2020, though recent filings from 2021 through 2024 report no such occurrences. The building's maintenance record shows active management through the issuance of several permits in 2019 for various maintenance work, including electrical and plumbing systems.