218 East 70th Street, Manhattan, NY 10021

218 East 70th Street is a 4-story, 17-unit apartment building constructed in 1920 and currently owned by Anthony Kissling. The building has experienced significant heating and hot water system issues, particularly in late 2021 when multiple complaints were filed for both apartment-specific and building-wide problems, resulting in several violations being issued by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD).

These violations included inadequate heat and hot water supply, as well as problems with gas range supply, particularly affecting Apartment 3C. More recently, in 2024, a Partial Vacate Order was issued due to imminent conditions involving displaced brick masonry at the parapet level, affecting safety concerns for the roof area.

The building has maintained regular bedbug monitoring since 2018, with no reported infestations in any units, and has consistently passed multiple rodent inspections between 2010 and 2019, indicating effective pest control measures. The property has documented violations for failure to maintain systems and equipment, including a 2018 violation for unpermitted work involving gas piping installation, though this was ultimately dismissed based on subsequent inspections showing corrections were made. The most recent building inspections in 2024 show some active violations, including a failure to file the 2022 external low pressure inspection results.