240 East 75th Street, Manhattan, NY 10021

The 4-story, 10-unit building at 240 East 75th Street in the Upper East Side, built in 1910 and currently owned by Julien Kiguel, has experienced recurring maintenance and safety issues over recent years. Most notably, there have been persistent rodent-related concerns, with six complaints about food establishment conditions between 2023-2025, and a July 2025 inspection confirming rat activity. The building faced significant heat and hot water system problems in March 2023, with multiple tenant complaints indicating a building-wide failure.

Recent housing maintenance violations include broken or defective doors in common areas, with specific issues documented in Apartment 2 regarding defective plaster surfaces and bathroom floor tiles. The building's maintenance history shows regular inspections for rodent activity, with mixed results, though earlier inspections from 2016-2019 generally passed. The property has undergone several investigations regarding possible illegal hotel conversions, with three such complaints between 2022-2025, though most inspections found no violations or could not gain access.

Earlier violations from 2019-2021 related to construction and access issues were resolved, including penalties for failure to provide construction rights postings. The building's bedbug reporting records (2019-2024) indicate no infestation issues during these periods. Multiple emergency permits were issued between 2019-2022, suggesting ongoing maintenance and repair work, though specific details about the work were not provided in the data. The property management has generally responded to official complaints, with some violations being certified as corrected, though several recent issues remain open or were only recently addressed.