44 West 89th Street, Manhattan, NY 10024

The four-story, nine-unit residential building at 44 West 89th Street, owned by Militana Place LLC, has exhibited significant maintenance and regulatory issues over recent years. The property is facing active violations related to unauthorized transient use in apartments 2A and 4B, with the Department of Buildings citing multiple fire safety concerns including failure to provide required means of egress, sprinkler systems, and fire alarms, resulting in substantial penalties totaling $54,250.

Recent housing maintenance complaints from 2025 included emergency issues with the door system, toilet, mold, and multiple non-emergency concerns such as problems with windows, walls, and various appliances. The building has a history of missed inspection compliance, with violations for failing to file critical safety inspections in 2019 and 2023. The property has experienced recurring issues with access for inspections, as evidenced by multiple HPD and DOB complaints where inspectors were unable to gain entry.

Previous building conditions included various maintenance concerns such as plumbing, electrical, and structural problems, with several open violations as of 2025. While the building's pest control record shows no bedbug infestation reports since 2022 and recent rodent inspections have mostly passed, there were failures noted in 2022 and violation history suggests ongoing maintenance challenges. The building's age (constructed in 1892) is reflected in the variety of historical systems requiring attention, though current records indicate active management efforts to address ongoing violations, as several older violations from 2019 and 2022 appear to have been resolved or upgraded to open status for active resolution.