217 East 83rd Street, Manhattan, NY 10028

217 East 83rd Street is a 5-story, 13-unit Old Law Tenement building constructed in 1901 and currently owned by Majid Kermanshah. The building has experienced significant and recurring heat and hot water issues in early 2025, with eight emergency complaints filed between January 16-23, 2025, affecting both entire building and individual apartment systems.

While these complaints were marked as resolved by HPD, the frequency and recent nature of these issues are concerning. The building has had two notable safety violations certified in 2023: one regarding a door glass replacement requirement at the first story leading to the east yard, and another concerning a defective fire escape rail on the second story, both of which were addressed. Previous years show a pattern of heating system concerns, particularly in 2018-2020, when multiple violations were documented regarding inadequate heat supply and access to the heating system in Apartment 3B and various heating-related issues in Apartment 2A.

The building's maintenance records show generally proactive management regarding pest control, with no reported bedbug infestations in the past three years (2022-2024), and rodent inspections in 2022-2025 have generally passed, with only temporary bait applications noted in Spring 2022 before the building achieved a "Passed" status in later inspections. Historical violations show a mix of resolved and some open issues, including a 2018 violation related to hot water provision in Apartment 2A, though many earlier violations were addressed in subsequent years. The building's recent heat/hot water issues and historical heating system violations indicate an ongoing challenge with maintaining consistent building-wide systems, though the management's responsiveness to complaints suggests attempts to address these problems as they arise.