49 West 72nd Street, Manhattan, NY 10023

49 West 72nd Street is a 17-story, 69-unit residential building constructed in 1930 and currently owned by Jose Lopez. The Upper West Side property has experienced persistent rodent issues in recent years, with multiple rat sightings reported between 2023 and 2024, including several violations noted by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) during inspections. Most recently, in December 2024, the building passed a compliance inspection following multiple rodent activity reports earlier in the year.

The building's maintenance history shows recurring plumbing and water-related issues, including a slow leak complaint addressed by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) in December 2022, and multiple plumbing violations documented between 2018 and 2020. Elevator equipment violations were recorded in 2018, leading to penalties related to damaged/defective equipment. The building has maintained an active record of permit filings, with multiple construction and maintenance permits issued between 2019 and 2022, including emergency work permits.

Notably, there have been no reported bedbug infestations in the building since 2018, with all annual filings showing zero infested units. The property has demonstrated compliance with rodent control measures, as evidenced by the December 2024 inspection result, though the frequency of rodent-related complaints and violations over the past two years suggests an ongoing challenge with pest management. The building's violation history includes two dismissed complaints from 2021 regarding failure to file energy use benchmarking reports.