8 East 96th Street, Manhattan, NY 10128

8 East 96th Street is a 39-unit residential building located in Manhattan's Upper East Side, featuring 16 stories and constructed in 1928. The building, owned by Eugene Cottrell, has experienced several significant events over recent years, particularly during 2019-2020 when it underwent substantial facade work that resulted in multiple construction safety violations. These violations included failures to post tenant protection plans, improper construction safety measures, and non-compliance with approved plans, though all were subsequently resolved.

A particular cluster of violations was recorded on August 5, 2019, with fines totaling $6,370 assessed against various contractors, including Everlast Solutions Corp. and Universal Systems Inc., though records show these penalties had a balance due of $0. The building's facade issues had been previously noted in a 2018 violation for maintaining exterior walls and facades, for which a $625 penalty was imposed.

Since then, the building has maintained better compliance, with no major violations recorded between 2020 and 2023, and multiple permits issued for plumbing and electrical work in 2023. The property has also shown positive maintenance indicators: there have been no bedbug infestations reported in the past four years (2021-2024), with only two isolated incidents recorded between 2019-2020, both of which were promptly addressed. Regular rodent inspections conducted between 2010 and 2019 consistently passed, indicating effective pest control management. Most recently, a construction-related complaint from October 2023 was investigated but resulted in no violations being found.