223 East 50th Street, Manhattan, NY 10022

223 East 50th Street is a 6-story, 24-unit residential building located in Midtown, constructed in 1928 and classified as a New Law Tenement. The property, currently owned by Steve Shapiro, has experienced several significant maintenance and compliance issues over recent years. Most notably, there are active Department of Buildings violations from 2019 regarding the failure to file annual boiler and low-pressure inspection reports.

The building has also had recurring issues with documentation of external inspections, including penalties in 2018 for not submitting the required reports of critical examination of exterior walls, though these violations were resolved with a $2,500 penalty. Recent complaints from September 2023 involved unsanitary conditions related to pests and plumbing issues, although inspections by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development found no violations. The building's bedbug reporting history shows no infestations in the past two reporting periods (2023-2024 and 2024-2025), with only one unit affected in 2020.

Rodent inspections have been consistently passed in recent years, with the most recent inspection in February 2025 showing compliance. The property has demonstrated responsiveness to maintenance requirements through permit issuance for exterior work in both 2019 and 2020, indicating ongoing management attention to building upkeep. While the building has had periodic maintenance issues requiring attention, recent rodent inspections and bedbug reports suggest improved conditions, though the unresolved 2019 boiler and low-pressure inspection violations represent the current most significant regulatory compliance concern.