206 West 79th Street, Manhattan, NY 10024

The building at 206 West 79th Street, a 4-story, 7-unit structure built in 1894, has experienced several notable issues in recent years, particularly concerning pest management and maintenance. Most significantly, between April 2023 and June 2024, there were eight documented complaints to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene regarding food establishment conditions with descriptors related to "Rodents/Insects/Garbage," all of which were ultimately administratively closed.

Although the most recent inspections have shown passing results for rodent inspections in June 2024, evidence from earlier in 2023 indicated ongoing concerns, with a March 2023 compliance inspection noting rat activity and a February 2023 initial inspection failing for other reasons. The building has maintained an active bedbug reporting record from 2019 through 2024, with no infestations or required treatments reported during this period. Maintenance issues have also been documented, including multiple complaints about plumbing systems in late 2022 involving radiators and steam pipes, as well as a heat/hot water emergency in December 2021.

A self-closing door violation was recorded in Apartment 4F in 2022, with a notice of violation issued in November 2022, though this was certified as corrected by January 2023. The building's boiler system received attention in early 2022, with an ECB violation issued for failure to display a boiler room access sign, which was subsequently resolved with no penalties. Additional complaints were filed in 2022 regarding the sidewalk shed/scaffold conditions, and there were two failed inspections in 2022 and 2023 related to rat activity, though the most recent rodent inspections have shown improvement.