224 East 48th Street, Manhattan, NY 10017

224 East 48th Street is a 6-story, 25-unit residential building constructed in 1928, currently owned by Susan Sahim. The building has experienced several maintenance issues in recent years, with the most significant cluster of problems occurring in 2023, including multiple complaints about walls, doors, windows, and pest issues between September and October 2023, none of which resulted in violations. A more serious incident in July 2023 involved heavy water leakage and ceiling problems in apartment 6B, which did result in violations.

The building's history shows recurring maintenance challenges, including a series of violations in early 2020 related to unauthorized modifications in apartment 1C, including illegal duplex conversion and electrical work, which resulted in multiple Environmental Control Board violations with penalties totaling $6,900. These violations were ultimately resolved. The property has maintained a generally good record regarding pest management, with no reported bedbug infestations in the past four years (2020-2024), and it passed its most recent rodent inspection in February 2025.

The building's elevator system has also been a point of concern, with violation notices in 2020 and 2021 regarding door zone restrictor tampering, though this was ultimately resolved. Other notable historical issues include a 2020 incident involving fire safety violations related to egress obstructions and fire-retardant material deficiencies in the west fire passageway. The building has consistently passed its rodent inspections since 2010, and there have been no reported pesticide violations or interior inspections with pest violations in recent years.