158 East 72nd Street, Manhattan, NY 10021

158 East 72nd Street is a 14-story, 19-unit New Law Tenement building constructed in 1928, currently owned by Leif Rosenblatt. The building has undergone several significant construction projects since 2019, which have been accompanied by multiple safety-related incidents and violations. Between 2019 and 2021, there were five recorded complaints regarding construction safety compliance, all resulting in stop work orders that were subsequently fully rescinded.

The most notable cluster of violations occurred in 2021, with multiple issues related to scaffold safety and compliance, including inadequate parapet clamps, failure to protect lifelines from sharp edges, and non-conformity with approved construction documents. Additionally, there was a failure to post the required building exterior wall condition certification in 2020 and inadequate tenant protection plans during construction. The building appears to be well-maintained with respect to pest control, as evidenced by the bedbug reporting records from 2019 to 2024 showing zero infested, eradicated, or re-infested units.

Regular rodent inspections between 2011 and 2020 consistently passed, with bait applied in some instances but no significant issues noted. The building is currently facing one active Department of Buildings violation from December 2021 regarding the display of energy efficiency information, though this appears to be administrative in nature compared to past safety concerns. Recent construction activity has been relatively controlled, with all prior violations being resolved, though there have been multiple permit issuances between 2018 and 2021 demonstrating ongoing maintenance and improvement work. The building's history suggests a pattern of construction-related compliance issues between 2019 and 2021, but since then there have been no further major safety incidents or pest infestations reported.