221 West 79th Street, Manhattan, NY 10024

221 West 79th Street is a five-story, eight-unit residential building located in Manhattan's Upper West Side neighborhood, constructed in 1896 and currently owned by Bess Fern. The building has experienced relatively few significant issues in recent years, with the most notable concerns centered around a potentially hazardous situation involving the rear yard balcony and terrace, as documented in a November 2021 Department of Buildings violation related to unsafe facade conditions from an adjacent building at 214 West 80th Street. This violation remains active as of now.

In July 2021, there was also a complaint regarding unprotected adjacent buildings, though the inspector was unable to gain access for verification. The building has maintained an impressive record concerning pests, with no reported incidents of bedbug infestations in the past five reporting periods from 2020 through 2024. Additionally, 221 West 79th Street has passed all ten rodent inspections conducted between 2018 and 2025, indicating effective management of sanitation and pest control.

A permit for unspecified work was issued in March 2019, but there are no recorded violations or complaints related to this permit or subsequent work. The property's recent history suggests generally good maintenance standards, with regular compliance checks being met and no recurring pest issues reported. While the active balcony-related violation and adjacent building complaint from 2021 are worth noting, there have been no similar issues reported in the subsequent years.