206 East 87th Street, Manhattan, NY 10128

The five-story tenement building at 206 East 87th Street in Manhattan's Upper East Side, owned by David Sorise, has experienced recurring maintenance and pest issues throughout 2024 and 2025. Most notably, in August 2024, Apartment 3D was cited with multiple open violations, including infestations of mice and roaches, defective smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and various repair needs including broken floors and tiles in the kitchen and bathroom.

The building has also shown persistent rodent activity, with inspections in 2024 and 2025 consistently finding evidence of rats, and multiple pest-related complaints recorded throughout 2024. A concerning pattern of resident complaints emerged in early 2024, with numerous service requests regarding various maintenance issues including doors/windows, walls, floors, plumbing, and unsanitary conditions, though many of these could not be inspected due to lack of access. The property has undergone several inspections and received various regulatory attention, including an ECB violation in 2022 regarding building maintenance concerns such as sagging concrete slabs and improper storage of flammable materials.

More recent Department of Buildings inspections in 2023-2025 have generally found no violations, though there have been issues with debris, egress concerns, and safety features. The building's owners have consistently filed bed bug reports showing no infestation between 2019 and 2025, suggesting effective pest management in this regard, though the current rodent problems indicate ongoing pest control challenges. While some maintenance issues have been resolved through proper channels, there remains a significant number of open violations and recent complaints indicating ongoing concerns with building maintenance and resident comfort.