106 West 74th Street, Manhattan, NY 10023

106 West 74th Street is a four-story, three-unit residential building located in the Upper West Side, constructed in 1887 and currently owned by Paul Theofanous. The property has exhibited recurring compliance issues over the past several years, most notably failing to file the required annual bedbug reports in accordance with Housing Maintenance Code requirements from 2021 through 2024, resulting in open violations for each of these years.

The building has also experienced significant rodent-related challenges, particularly between 2022 and 2023, with multiple inspections revealing rat activity during 2022 (April, July, and November) while more recent inspections in 2023 (July) and 2024 (June) passed. While the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene investigated a rodent sighting complaint in February 2020 and found no violations, the persistence of rodent issues over the years suggests an ongoing pest management challenge.

Looking at the broader violation history, the Department of Buildings records show one active violation as of March 2019, with another violation from the same date being dismissed in December 2024. The building's inspection history includes several passed inspections between 2017 and 2019, with the most recent passed inspections occurring in 2023 and 2024. While some improvements appear to have been made in recent years, particularly with the most recent rodent inspections passing, the consistent pattern of bedbug report violations and earlier rodent activity suggests historical challenges with building maintenance and pest control compliance.