403 East 73rd Street, Manhattan, NY 10021

403 East 73rd Street is a 5-story, 20-unit Old Law Tenement building located in New York City's Upper East Side, constructed in 1928 and currently owned by Joseph Motta. The building has experienced consistent issues with heating and hot water systems over the past several years, with the most recent complaint in January 2025 reporting insufficient heat/hot water in one apartment, following a pattern of similar complaints in 2020, 2019, and multiple instances in 2018 affecting both individual units and the entire building. The property has also faced several maintenance challenges, including a 2023 violation regarding defective self-closing doors in apartment 2B, and historic issues with hot water availability in apartment 3A and scalding water temperatures in apartment 4C.

The building's safety systems have required attention, including a 2018 violation involving obstruction of fire escape egress by flower pots on the 5th floor balcony, and several Housing Maintenance Code violations related to building maintenance and safety signage requirements. Despite these issues, the building has maintained a mostly successful track record in terms of inspections and compliance. Recent rodent inspections in 2016-2023 have consistently passed, and there have been no reported bedbug infestations in the past several reporting periods, with the most recent reports for 2023-2024 showing zero infested units.

The building underwent a Department of Buildings inspection in June 2023 which found no violations at the time of inspection. While the property has experienced multiple emergency situations requiring HPD intervention, particularly regarding heating and hot water systems, most complaints have been resolved promptly, often with tenant reports of restoration of services. The building's history shows a mix of occupancy-related maintenance issues typical of older residential buildings, with particular patterns of heat/hot water system challenges that have persisted over multiple years.