27 West 76th Street, Manhattan, NY 10023

27 West 76th Street is a 12-unit, 5-story residential building located in Manhattan's Upper West Side, constructed in 1889 and currently owned by Nunzio Ruggiero. The property has experienced several significant events in recent years, with the most serious occurring in early 2023 when the building was found to be housing illegal hotel rooms in the basement apartment (C), resulting in multiple Environmental Control Board violations including the unauthorized use of a permanent dwelling, the absence of required fire alarm systems for transient use, and lack of mandatory sprinkler systems - all violations that were subsequently resolved with penalties totaling $5,000.

More recent issues include a 2024 complaint about parking lot lights shining on the building (inspected but found no violation), and a 2023 complaint regarding an illegal business sign/awning which was referred to the Department of Environmental Protection. The building has maintained a generally positive record regarding pests and rodent control, with no bedbug infestations reported in the past seven years (2019-2024), as evidenced by consistent zero counts in annual reports.

There was a rat activity incident noted in an August 2024 inspection, but this was the only such finding in recent years, and subsequent compliance inspections (most recently in October 2024) showed no ongoing rodent issues. The property has had regular inspections and oversight, passing multiple rodent inspections consistently between 2016 and 2024, though it should be noted that the building's age and history of regulatory violations for unauthorized use suggest ongoing monitoring of building operations and compliance with housing regulations may be warranted.