254 East 74th Street, Manhattan, NY 10021

254 East 74th Street is a 5-story, 5-unit Old Law Tenement building constructed in 1920 and currently owned by Dionisio Fontana. The property has experienced several notable issues in recent years, with the most recent being a January 2023 complaint about indoor air quality involving chemical vapors, gases, or odors, which prompted a Department of Health advisory to the management.

The building has faced recurring violations related to the annual bedbug reporting requirement, with notices of violation issued in 2021-2024, though recent filings from July 2024 and October 2021 show no reported infestations during the respective filing periods. Two complaints regarding potential illegal hotel rooms in the building were filed in late 2022 and late 2023, but in both cases, inspectors were unable to gain access for verification.

Despite these concerning incidents, the building has demonstrated consistent compliance with rodent inspections, passing all assessments conducted between 2010 and 2019, indicating generally effective pest control measures. While the property has experienced various administrative and compliance issues, especially regarding bedbug reporting and unauthorized hotel room usage, it has maintained a solid record of addressing these violations, with most being marked as closed. The most significant recent health and safety concern appears to be the indoor air quality issue from early 2023, though no follow-up complaints for this specific issue have been recorded in the subsequent months.