425 East 73rd Street, Manhattan, NY 10021

425 East 73rd Street is a 5-story, 20-unit residential building located in Manhattan's Upper East Side neighborhood, owned by Helen Otypka and constructed in 1910. The building has experienced several notable issues over recent years, most significantly a heat and hot water emergency affecting the entire building in November 2021, though this was resolved within two days.

More recently, in early 2023, there were multiple complaints regarding illegal commercial use of the residential space, with inspections conducted in March and May finding no violations warranted at the time. The building had an outstanding violation in March 2023 regarding the failure to file the annual bedbug report, though subsequent filings through 2024 indicate no infested units have been present. The property has undergone periodic rodent inspections, with the most recent showing a "passed" status in February 2023, following a pattern of mixed results between 2017-2021, including instances of rat activity and the need for bait application.

Bedbug reporting has been consistently maintained since 2020, with no reported infestations in recent years. The building's maintenance record shows regular attention to mandatory reporting requirements, though the initial bedbug violation in 2023 stands out as an administrative oversight. The combination of historical heat issues, rodent inspections, and the recent illegal use complaints suggest ongoing vigilance is required for building management, though the absence of recent infestations and current passed inspection status indicates some improvement in general building conditions.