215 East 68th Street, Manhattan, NY 10065

215 East 68th Street is a 32-story, 613-unit Class A residential building located in Manhattan's Upper East Side neighborhood, constructed in 1962 and currently owned by Eric Rudin. The building has experienced several significant maintenance issues over recent years, with the most recent bedbug report filing in December 2024 documenting infestations in 4 units, though all were reportedly eradicated. The building's infrastructure has faced various challenges, particularly with the elevator systems, as evidenced by multiple complaints between 2023-2025, including issues with multiple devices and no alternate service, though most inspections found no violations.

Heating and hot water systems have also been problematic, with emergency complaints in 2020 and 2023, while unsanitary conditions in garbage/recycling storage areas resulted in two HPD complaints in 2022. The building has shown some improvement in pest management as evidenced by rodent inspections passing consistently from 2016 through 2023, though there was one instance of rat activity noted in 2013. Recent building management actions include compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, showing active management of pest control issues. Several heat and hot water complaints were resolved quickly, with systems typically restored within days of reported failures.

The building's maintenance record shows regular attention to various issues, though some complaints required multiple reports to achieve resolution, particularly in the case of elevator service concerns. Two complaints regarding food establishment conditions were filed in 2022 and 2023, both of which were closed with administrative resolution. Housing Maintenance Code violations have mostly been resolved, with no current open violations as of 2025, though there was a note regarding failure to display energy efficiency scores in 2022 that was dismissed in 2023. The building's structure and systems have been maintained through various permits issued in 2019, though specific details of the work performed under these permits were not provided in the available data.