58 West 72nd Street, Manhattan, NY 10023

The 6-story, 25-unit Old Law Tenement building at 58 West 72nd Street in New York City's Upper West Side, built in 1889 and currently owned by Magdalena Kosz, has experienced several notable issues and maintenance events over recent years. Most significantly, in mid-2025, there are ongoing health department investigations related to animal/pet food establishment concerns. The building has a history of elevator service maintenance challenges, with multiple complaints documented between 2018-2020 regarding single-device operation and no alternate service.

Between 2022-2025, there have been multiple health department inspections, particularly focusing on food establishment and mobile food vendor compliance, including recent inspections in April 2025. Housing Maintenance Code violations were documented in 2022 for various issues in apartment 5D, including problems with window sashes and kitchen cabinets, though these were certified as corrected by December 2022. The building's maintenance history shows attention to various systems, with permits issued in 2018-2019 for electrical and plumbing work.

More recent inspections for rodent activity have shown mixed results, with rat activity noted in April 2022 and October 2024, though other inspections passed. The property has maintained compliance with bedbug reporting requirements between 2019-2025, consistently showing zero infested units. There are several open violations from 2018 regarding safety and regulatory postings in the public areas, including fire safety notices and building registration information, as well as building-wide issues with garbage storage that were investigated but not found to violate housing laws. Most notably, there are active Environmental Control Board violations from 2019-2020 related to elevator safety equipment and scaffold concerns that remain unresolved as of the latest available data.