44 East 63rd Street, Manhattan, NY 10065

44 East 63rd Street is a 5-story, 24-unit residential building in the Upper East Side, constructed in 1879 and currently owned by Magdalena Kosz. The property has experienced several significant maintenance and safety issues over recent years, with the most pressing concern being an open violation from March 2024 regarding defective fire egress in apartment 1A, involving obstructing bars or unlawful gates.

A series of inspections and violations in July 2023 revealed multiple issues with self-closing doors throughout the building, including the front entrance, vestibule, and basement apartment, as well as problems with carbon monoxide detecting devices in apartment 1A. The building has documented three 311 service requests between 2022 and 2024, including a resolved window frame issue and more recent flooring concerns. The elevator system has experienced regulatory attention, with a violation issued in April 2019 regarding a failure to file required inspection documentation.

While the building underwent a boiler inspection in December 2024 that resulted in no violations, there have been historical rodent activity concerns noted between 2018-2020, though recent inspections have shown compliance. Notably, there have been no reported bedbug infestations in the building for the past five years, with regular filings showing zero infested units between 2019 and 2024. The combination of open safety violations, particularly regarding fire egress and self-closing doors, along with historical rodent issues, suggests ongoing maintenance challenges within this historic building.