179 East 78th Street, Manhattan, NY 10075

179 East 78th Street is a 5-story, 14-unit Old Law Tenement building constructed in 1900 and currently owned by Divya Rashad. The building has experienced several significant maintenance and safety issues in recent years, with the most pressing concerns being two active violations from 2022-2023: one for failure to file the 2018 external low-pressure inspection and another for not certifying correction of an immediately hazardous ECB violation.

In 2021, there were notable safety-related incidents, including a gas utility issue (with a violation served), inspections for tenant safety, and an elevator safety violation regarding missing door lock monitoring. The building has one active ECB violation from October 2021 related to improper maintenance of the gas line and storage areas, for which a $1,250 penalty was imposed. However, there have been no reported bedbug infestations in the last seven consecutive reporting periods (2019-2025), and the building has consistently passed multiple rodent inspections from 2010 through 2019, indicating generally good pest management practices.

The property has had several permits issued in 2021 for various types of work, including electrical, plumbing, and equipment-related projects, with job numbers 123773345, 141001127, and 123104728 respectively. While the building has faced multiple violations and safety concerns over the past few years, particularly in 2021, recent bedbug reports and rodent inspections suggest improved overall sanitary conditions. However, the building still has outstanding violations regarding inspection filing and correction certification that remain open as of the latest available records from 2023.