19 East 73rd Street, Manhattan, NY 10021

19 East 73rd Street is a 6-story, 5-unit residential building located in Manhattan's Upper East Side, constructed in 1871 and currently owned by Geoffrey Vanraemdonck. The building has experienced recurring rodent issues throughout 2024, with multiple "Signs of Rodents" complaints made between December 2023 and February 2024, though Department of Health and Mental Hygiene inspections during this period found no violations.

Most recently, from March to July 2024, the building underwent inspections related to ventilation system and radiator paint/plaster issues, neither of which resulted in any violations. The building has maintained a consistent record of bedbug-free status from 2019 to the present, with no infestation reports filed during this period. Significant infrastructure concerns include a 2022 violation related to the improper use of the basement gas meter room as a storage space, including improper gas line placement through the elevator shaft, for which a penalty of $1,250 was imposed and subsequently resolved.

There are also two active DOB violations from 2019 and 2021 regarding elevator maintenance and Category 5 inspection failure, respectively. The building has undergone regular tenant safety inspections in 2023 and 2024, all of which showed compliance or found no violations. Historical records show consistent rodent control measures have been implemented with regular bait applications, particularly between 2024 and 2022, despite passing all initial inspections from 2017-2019.