319 West 88th Street, Manhattan, NY 10024

319 West 88th Street is a five-story, 10-unit residential building in Manhattan's Upper West Side, constructed in 1896 and currently owned by Shirley Fong. The property has experienced several concerning health and maintenance issues over recent years, particularly involving vermin and sanitation. Most notably, there have been multiple rodent activity reports between 2023 and 2025, with the most recent inspections indicating rat activity as recently as January 2025, although a subsequent compliance inspection in March 2025 showed compliance.

The building has also faced sanitation challenges, evidenced by a Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) inspection in August 2024 regarding unsanitary pigeon conditions, with violations noted and follow-up inspections scheduled. Other historical issues include a building-wide heat and hot water complaint in January 2019 that was closed due to inspectors being unable to gain access, and a plumbing complaint in September 2018 with similar access issues. Despite these challenges, the building has maintained a clean record for bedbugs since 2019, with no reported infestations in the most recent six annual filings from 2019 through 2024, and only one documented case in 2019 that was marked as eradicated.

The property has undergone some regulatory scrutiny, with multiple rodent inspections conducted between 2022 and 2025 showing a mix of pass and fail results, particularly in 2024 and 2025. A plumbing permit was issued in October 2019, though the specific nature of the work is not detailed in the available records. While the building has generally shown compliance with most health and safety inspections, the recurring patterns of rodent activity and recent sanitation violations suggest ongoing maintenance challenges that prompt regular regulatory oversight.