527 East 78th Street, Manhattan, NY 10075

527 East 78th Street is a 6-story, 102-unit New Law Tenement building constructed in 1908, currently owned by Laura Ferraro. The building has experienced recurring issues with heat and hot water, most recently documented in November 2024 (still open as of early 2025) and previously in May 2024, and has shown persistent problems with waste management and sanitation, evidenced by an open complaint from February 2025 regarding garbage/recycling storage. The building has also faced water-related maintenance issues, including a sink problem in October 2024, and appliance concerns involving the refrigerator during the same period, both of which were marked as closed after inspection attempts.

The property has a documented history of bedbug infestations, with the most recent case reported in the 2023-2024 period showing one unit affected and successfully treated. Multiple housing code violations have been identified and addressed, including concerns about self-closing doors for garbage chutes and compactors noted during a March 2022 inspection, though these were subsequently certified as corrected. The building's infrastructure received attention in 2024 for an illegally installed key-operated lock at the bulkhead entrance door, preventing re-entry to public hall stairs.

Notably, the building's kitchen and plumbing systems have required maintenance, with multiple plumbing-related complaints being filed and various repairs undertaken. The property has successfully passed multiple rodent inspections dating back to 2012, indicating generally effective pest management, though individual complaints about pests have been filed, such as one in October 2024 which could not be verified due to inspection access issues. These combined factors suggest ongoing maintenance challenges primarily related to building systems (particularly heat and hot water), waste management, and periodic pest control efforts, though many past complaints have been resolved through appropriate interventions.