103 West 73rd Street, Manhattan, NY 10023

103 West 73rd Street is a 4-story, 9-unit residential building dating back to 1880, currently owned by Zacarias Vazquez and classified as HERETOFORE CONVERTED CLASS B. The building has experienced several notable maintenance issues over recent years. Most significantly, there was a building-wide heat and hot water outage in February 2019 that was resolved shortly after HPD intervention.

In 2019, violations were found regarding inadequate lighting at the front entranceway, and in 2018 there was a citation for missing window guards in the 4th story penthouse apartment that was subsequently resolved. The property has also faced pest control challenges, particularly in recent years, with a rat sighting reported in April 2022 through the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, resulting in follow-up inspections and violations. While there were repeated instances of rat activity noted in early 2022, subsequent rodent inspections from 2019 to 2024 have consistently passed.

Importantly, the building has demonstrated effective bedbug management, with official reports from 2019 through the present showing zero infested units, zero eradicated units, and zero re-infested units during annual reporting periods. The most recent rodent inspection in June 2024 passed, suggesting current pest management is effective, though the building experienced multiple rat activity reports in early 2022. The property has maintained its bedbug-free status since 2019, with all subsequent annual filings showing no infestations.