40 West 88th Street, Manhattan, NY 10024

40 West 88th Street is a 10-unit, 4-story residential building located in Manhattan's Upper West Side neighborhood, owned by James Brusco and constructed in 1889. The property has encountered several notable issues over the past few years, with the most significant being a structural concern from September 2022 involving a vertical crack in the rear yard's cinder block wall, which resulted in an active Buildings Department violation for failure to maintain the building in a code-compliant manner.

While this violation is still open as of the current date, it is worth noting that the building's rodent inspection results have consistently passed since 2018, with the most recent inspection in September 2024 continuing this trend of compliance. Additionally, the building has maintained an excellent record with respect to bedbug infestations, with no reported cases in any of the annual reporting periods from 2018 through 2024. The property's recent history shows a generally positive trajectory in terms of pest control, with consistent rodent inspection passes and a clean slate regarding bedbugs.

However, the outstanding structural violation from 2022 marks a notable exception in the building's maintenance record. Going back further, the building experienced one failed rodent inspection in April 2016 for unspecified reasons, but all subsequent inspections since then have shown compliance. The building's management has demonstrated regular attention to pest control and rodent management, as evidenced by the annual inspections and reports, though the response to the 2022 structural issue appears to be still ongoing.