348 East 78th Street, Manhattan, NY 10075

The 10-unit, 5-story building at 348 East 78th Street, owned by Alissa Bell and constructed in 1910, has experienced recurring issues with heat and hot water systems over the past several years. Most notably, in March 2023, there was an apartment-specific heat/hot water complaint, and throughout March 2022, multiple incidents were reported involving both building-wide and apartment-specific heat/hot water outages, as well as plumbing problems related to water supply.

These complaints were generally addressed by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), with inspections showing no violations in some cases, though heat and hot water issues persisted. The building has several open housing maintenance code violations related to bedbug report filing requirements, with violations documented in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. Recent regulatory oversight shows failures to file the required external low-pressure inspection reports for 2022 and 2023, resulting in violations issued in April and September 2024.

Rodent inspections have produced mixed results, with failures recorded in January and November 2022, though a March 2023 compliance inspection passed. Additionally, there was one egress-related complaint in July 2022, which was investigated but found to have no violations at the time of inspection. The building's maintenance history shows a pattern of addressing immediate complaints, though with recurring issues particularly related to heat and building systems.