232 East 78th Street, Manhattan, NY 10075

Located in Manhattan's Upper East Side, 232 East 78th Street is a 6-story, 23-unit Old Law Tenement building constructed in 1910 and owned by 78th Street Equities, LLC. The building has experienced several maintenance issues over recent years, with the most significant being a heat and hot water outage affecting the entire building in January 2023. Previous HPD complaints from 2021-2022 revealed various maintenance concerns including windows, doors, flooring, plumbing, and water leaks, though inspections found no violations in these instances.

The building underwent facade work in 2021-2022, during which multiple violations were recorded related to tenant protection plans and safety concerns, particularly around improper notification of tenants during construction. These violations were ultimately resolved, though some resulted in fines. The apartment has maintained a consistent record of passing rodent inspections from 2010 through 2019, and there have been no reported bedbug infestations between 2018-2024, with the most recent report showing zero infested units.

Building systems such as heating and hot water were restored following the January 2023 outage, though the incident raised concerns about building infrastructure. The property has undergone several permitted renovations, with most recent permits issued in 2020-2022, suggesting ongoing maintenance and upgrades to the building. The building's records show a pattern of maintenance issues primarily centered around heating systems, facade work, and periodic repairs, with most violations being addressed and closed following appropriate corrective actions or inspections.