202 West 88th Street, Manhattan, NY 10024

202 West 88th Street is a 5-story, 10-unit Old Law Tenement building located in Manhattan's Upper West Side, built in 1905 and currently owned by Sam Szmulewicz. The building has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues, with multiple emergency complaints filed through HPD in December 2022 and again in December 2024, though inspections sometimes found these issues had resolved by the time of inspection. Of particular concern is a current, unresolved complaint from February 2025 regarding construction lead dust in common areas.

The building has faced ongoing rodent control challenges, with the most recent inspections in early 2025 indicating failed results, though previous inspections in early 2023 saw periods of successful bait application. There are four open bedbug reporting violations spanning from 2021 to 2024, indicating non-compliance with HPD's annual bedbug report requirements. The Department of Buildings has recorded multiple complaints about illegal after-hours work in 2022 and 2023, though inspectors were unable to gain access to verify the conditions.

Sanitation issues were noted in December 2022, with one complaint about garbage/recycling storage leading to an HPD inspection that found no violations. While some rodent-related inspections resulted in the application of bait and showed previous rat activity (notably in late 2022 and early 2023), the building received passing results during several compliance checks. The property's historical data shows these similar recurring patterns of maintenance and compliance issues, particularly regarding heating systems, pest control, and record-keeping requirements.