448 East 79th Street, Manhattan, NY 10075

448 East 79th Street is a 5-story, 8-unit Old Law Tenement building located in Manhattan's Upper East Side, constructed in 1910 and currently owned by David Kim. The building has experienced recurring heating and hot water issues, with multiple emergency complaints filed between February 1-21, 2019, regarding inadequate heat and hot water affecting both individual apartments and the entire building.

During this period, violations were issued related to heating systems, and inspections revealed problems with cooking gas supply in both the 2nd and 5th-floor apartments. More recent maintenance concerns have centered around boiler issues, with the Department of Buildings documenting violations in 2021-2022 for defective/inoperative equipment and missing inspection filings, resulting in penalties including a $655 fine in 2022 for various boiler-related deficiencies. The building has maintained a good record regarding pest control, with no bedbug infestations reported in any of the annual filings from 2019 to present, and successful rodent inspections showing consistent passing rates from 2010 through 2019.

Recent building inspections (2022-2023) have shown some compliance issues, including a locked boiler room access violation in 2019 that was subsequently addressed. The property has demonstrated improved maintenance responsiveness in recent years, as evidenced by the absence of heating system complaints since 2019, though historical data suggests this has been a recurring issue in the past. Two recent violations (2022 and 2023) related to bedbug reporting have been documented, though these seem to stem from administrative requirements rather than actual infestations.