128 East 96th Street, Manhattan, NY 10128

128 East 96th Street is a 5-story, 15-unit residential building located in Manhattan's Upper East Side, owned by Laurence Ginsberg and constructed in 1910. The building has experienced recurring maintenance issues over the past several years, with the most recent heating system complaint logged in August 2021, though it was promptly resolved within one day.

The property has faced multiple violations related to bedbug reporting requirements in 2021-2023, as evidenced by four separate Notices of Violation, though all were subsequently closed. In 2018, significant safety concerns were documented in units 1A and 1B, including inadequate gas supply to kitchen fixtures, a defective smoke detector, a problematic fire escape window lock, and a defective carbon monoxide detector in apartment 1B - all of which were resolved. The building has maintained compliance with rodent inspections, passing all evaluations from 2021 through 2025, with the sole exception being a rat activity finding in December 2018.

The most recent Department of Buildings complaint from June 2023 resulted in an inspection in August 2023 that found no violations. The property has demonstrated good pest management practices in recent years, as evidenced by six consecutive bedbug reports between 2020-2024 showing zero infested or eradicated units, indicating successful maintenance of pest-free conditions. Regular rodent inspections have been consistently passed, suggesting effective pest management protocols are in place.