770 Park Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10021

770 Park Avenue is an 18-story, 42-unit New Law Tenement building constructed in 1930 in New York City's Upper East Side, currently owned by Marlene Hess. The building has experienced several significant facade-related issues in recent years, most notably documented in 2023 with cracked window glass observed on multiple floors (2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 19th) during an inspection on April 25, 2023, which resulted in a violation for failure to maintain the exterior facade.

In 2021, an unsafe facade notification was filed, and the building was subsequently cited for failing to properly notify the Department of Buildings prior to commencing work requiring a tenant protection plan in late 2022, resulting in a $1,250 fine. A 2024 complaint regarding an inadequately maintained sidewalk shed/scaffold was investigated but no violations were found.

The building's safety record shows consistent attention to pest control, with no bedbug infestations reported in the past six years (2019-2024), and regular rodent inspections demonstrating compliance and successful passing of all inspections from 2010 through 2019. The property has maintained active compliance with various Local Laws (including Local Law 11/98 regarding facade maintenance and Local Law 188/17), though there have been instances requiring violations to be served and building permits issued for exterior work. The facade maintenance issues appear to represent the most significant recurring concern, though recent inspections (as of 2023) do not indicate active violations beyond those previously documented.