164 East 78th Street, Manhattan, NY 10075

163 East 78th Street is a 5-story, 15-unit Old Law Tenement building constructed in 1962 on the Upper East Side and currently owned by Ray Plotnik. The building has experienced several concerning issues in recent years, most notably persistent problems with heat and hot water, with the most recent complaint in April 2025 remaining unresolved due to lack of access for inspection.

The property has also faced multiple cooking gas-related issues between 2022-2023, with four complaints including three filed in June 2023. In terms of safety systems, there are two open violations recorded from August 2018 regarding disabled self-closing mechanisms on both the street entrance and vestibule doors, though these are not classified as immediately hazardous. The building's maintenance history shows some positive trends, including no reported bedbug infestations in the past five years, with the most recent bedbug report for 2024 showing zero affected units.

Similarly, routine rodent inspections dating back to 2010 have consistently passed. A significant violation from July 2020 related to door restrictor systems and monitoring was issued, with a penalty imposed, and there is an active DOB violation from October 2020 regarding failure to certify correction of an immediately hazardous ECB violation. While general sanitary conditions have been mostly documented as satisfactory, with no violations issued following inspections, the recurring heating and gas issues suggest ongoing infrastructure concerns that merit attention.