329 West 76th Street, Manhattan, NY 10023

329 West 76th Street is a 10-unit, 4-story residential building in Manhattan's Upper West Side, constructed in 1892 and currently owned by Zacarias Vazquez. The building has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years, with the most notable being multiple heat and hot water outages in late November 2020 affecting both individual apartments and the entire building. These emergencies were subsequently resolved, though they marked a concerning period for residents.

The property faced safety concerns in 2021 when a window guard was reported broken or missing, though inspections by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) found no violations. A cluster of lead paint-related violations was documented in 2021, primarily affecting apartments 1A, 1B, 4A, and 4B, though most were subsequently closed with the exception of one open violation regarding notification requirements. The building's bedbug reporting record has been consistently clean since 2019, with no reported infestations in the past five cycles (2020-2024).

However, there have been two instances of rat activity detected during rodent inspections in 2022 and 2023, though subsequent compliance inspections have passed. The most recent building violations inspection in 2023 found one open violation regarding lead paint hazard notification requirements. A Department of Buildings permit for plumbing work was issued in August 2018, and the building has maintained regular bedbug reporting requirements, with the most recent report from December 2024 showing zero infested units.