121 West 79th Street, Manhattan, NY 10024

121 West 79th Street is a 14-unit, 4-story residential building in the Upper West Side, constructed in 1892 and currently owned by Victor Musso. The property has experienced persistent issues with rodents and sanitation concerns over the past several years, most notably including multiple reports of rat activity from 2022 through 2025, with recorded inspections consistently showing rat presence and requiring bait application.

Recent indoor air quality concerns were documented in 2024 and 2023, with complaints regarding human feces and sewage odors, though these were addressed through notifications to the property management. The building's maintenance record shows irregularities in door/window conditions, with a January 2023 complaint resulting in failed access for inspection, and an emergency Housing Maintenance Code complaint from 2023 that was subsequently closed. The property has maintained a generally consistent record of bedbug reporting compliance, with no infestation reported in the last four consecutive annual filings between 2019 and 2023.

Permit records indicate regular maintenance activity, with several plumbing and other permits issued between 2020 and 2023, suggesting ongoing infrastructure upkeep. While the building has historically faced various pest and sanitation challenges, recent inspections in early 2025 have shown some improvement, with the most recent rodent inspection recorded as "Passed" in January 2025, though this follows an extended period of documented rat activity and multiple bait applications throughout 2023 and 2024. The property has also experienced some procedural compliance issues, as evidenced by the multiple notifications regarding annual bedbug report filings between 2021 and 2024, though these violations were ultimately closed.