216 East 83rd Street, Manhattan, NY 10028

The five-story, 20-unit New Law Tenement at 216 East 83rd Street, owned by Enredi Shtylla and built in 1920, has experienced several significant maintenance and safety issues over recent years. Most concerning are the recent facade problems, with an active Environmental Control Board violation from November 2024 regarding a dislodged masonry keystone at the front facade's third floor that fell onto the public walkway, resulting in a $6,250 penalty.

This prompted a building under structural monitoring complaint and subsequent inspections in 2025, though the owner's engineering report was ultimately accepted and the associated DOB violation dismissed. The building has also faced recurring rodent issues, with multiple inspections between 2022 and 2025 showing rat activity, though the most recent inspection in May 2025 passed. While there was a health department investigation in 2022 following a rodent sighting complaint, subsequent rodent control measures have been implemented including bait application in 2024 and 2025.

Positive developments include consistent bedbug reporting showing zero infested, eradicated, or re-infested units in the past three years (2022-2025), and the building's compliance with the annual bedbug reporting requirement. The property has maintained a regular schedule of inspections and reporting requirements, though the history of rodent activity suggests ongoing challenges in pest management. Recent structural concerns and facade maintenance issues represent the most significant current and historical challenges to the building's maintenance profile.