344 West 87th Street, Manhattan, NY 10024

344 West 87th Street is a 10-unit, 4-story residential building located in Manhattan's Upper West Side, constructed in 1896 and currently owned by Alan Tauber. The building has experienced several maintenance and safety issues over the past several years, with the most significant concerns occurring in 2021 when multiple violations were documented, including exposed electrical wiring in the 4th-story public hall, a broken handrail in the 1st-story public hall, defective sprinkler heads throughout all stories, and a non-self-closing door to apartment 2F.

These violations were subsequently addressed and closed, with the electrical condition being certified as corrected in March 2021. Recent inspections and reports indicate an ongoing focus on pest control, particularly regarding bedbugs, with the most recent bedbug reports from 2023-2025 showing no infested or re-infested units. The building has also undergone regular rodent inspections, with the most recent results from early 2025 showing no rat activity.

However, there have been periods of rodent presence noted in earlier inspections, including significant activity in December 2019 and February 2024, though these were followed by inspections that passed. The building's management has maintained compliance with bedbug reporting requirements since 2020, filing regular reports with consistent findings of no infestations. While some historical maintenance issues have been documented through 311 calls and HPD complaints, such as a window frame issue in 2018 and a rat sighting in 2019, these have generally been addressed promptly through official inspections, which found no violations in some cases.