233 East 77th Street, Manhattan, NY 10075

The 6-story, 24-unit building at 233 East 77th Street, owned by Elinor Arzt, has experienced recurring plumbing and building-wide heating issues over the past several years. Most notably, there is an open water supply plumbing complaint from January 2025 that remains unresolved, following a pattern of similar water supply issues in 2023 and 2024, and multiple heating/hot water complaints in late 2021 through early 2022 that affected the entire building. The building also faced significant safety concerns in 2022 when it was cited for illegal commercial activity, with active violations regarding an unauthorized massage treatment establishment ("J&H Body Work") in the ground/basement levels, which was found to have installed partitions, water lines, and waste lines without permits.

Security improvements were implemented in late 2021, including the replacement of an illegal electromagnetic locking device at the front entrance and installation of an acceptable heavy lock and latch system. The building has demonstrated good pest control management, with no reported bedbug infestations in the past five years. Regular rodent inspections between 2016 and 2019 consistently passed, indicating effective vermin control.

While the building's maintenance records show multiple emergency complaints, particularly regarding heat and water issues, most have been resolved satisfactorily, with the exception of the current open plumbing complaint from 2025. The building's safety systems received attention in 2019, when violations were noted regarding carbon monoxide detectors and smoke detectors in Apartment 1, which were subsequently corrected. The property has maintained a regular schedule of bedbug and rodent inspections, consistently demonstrating compliance with NYC housing maintenance requirements.