225 East 79th Street, Manhattan, NY 10075

225 East 79th Street is a 17-story, 77-unit residential building located in Manhattan's Upper East Side, constructed in 1930 and currently owned by Nick Grima. The building has experienced several significant maintenance and safety-related events over recent years.

Most recently, in August 2024, there was a construction safety compliance issue involving unsupported scaffolding installation, which resulted in a violation for not having a Site Safety Manager present during the work, though this violation was resolved with no penalties imposed. Earlier, in early 2022, the building faced heat and hot water issues in specific apartments, classified as emergency complaints, which were subsequently verified as corrected by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development. The building has demonstrated consistent compliance with bedbug reporting requirements over the past several years, with no reported infestations in any of the annual filings from 2019 through 2025.

Rodent inspections conducted between 2011 and 2019 generally passed, with one failed inspection in October 2016 for "Other Reasons." The property has shown attention to regulatory requirements, including the submission of Annual Bedbug Reports, though there was one notice of violation in February 2022 regarding a past due annual filing. The Department of Buildings records show multiple violations in 2019, typically related to failure to submit required reports, though these were eventually dismissed or resolved. A defective façade and chimney issue was reported and resolved in 2021, demonstrating ongoing maintenance attention to building safety and structure.