223 East 89th Street, Manhattan, NY 10128

223 East 89th Street is a five-story New Law tenement building with 20 units, constructed in 1930 and currently owned by Potr 223 East 89th Street LLC. The building has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues over the past several years, with multiple complaints filed through 2022-2025, including a recent indoor air quality complaint in January 2025 regarding ventilation problems. The property has undergone several significant maintenance events, particularly in 2018-2019, when multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations were issued for defective self-closing doors throughout the building, affecting units A1, A2, A4, C1, C2, C4, and D1.

These violations were certified as corrected by March 2024. The building also had documented rodent activity in 2022, though subsequent inspections from 2023 to 2025 have passed without issues. From 2018-2019, there were several concerning events including unauthorized construction work, excessive dust accumulation in public hallways, and removal of mechanical ventilation systems in multiple apartments.

These resulted in various Environmental Control Board violations, with penalties totaling $12,000, though records show these have since been resolved. The most recent building concerns relate to the ongoing ventilation and heating system maintenance, with multiple emergency complaints filed for heat and hot water issues. Bedbug inspections from 2018-2024 show no reported infestations, and the building has maintained consistent compliance with rodent inspections in recent years, passing three consecutive inspections in 2023-2025. The building's management has obtained various permits for maintenance and construction work, though there were several complaints about unauthorized work in late 2018, which were ultimately found to be unsubstantiated upon inspection.