229 East 89th Street, Manhattan, NY 10128

229 East 89th Street is a 5-story, 20-unit Old Law Tenement building constructed in 1920 and currently owned by Oren Goldstein. The building has experienced several significant maintenance issues over the past five years, with particular concerns around water supply and heating systems in 2019, when multiple emergency complaints were filed regarding plumbing and heat/hot water problems throughout the building. Inspections during this period were notably hampered by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development's inability to gain access to the premises.

More recently, the building has faced ongoing challenges with rodent control and maintenance compliance. Notable rat activity was recorded in 2022, leading to multiple baiting treatments in March 2022, and although subsequent inspections showed improved results, including three consecutive "Passed" inspections in 2023-2025, the building's rodent history includes periods of active infestation. Regarding bedbug management, the property has maintained a clean record with no reported infestations or eradications from 2021 through 2025, including the most recent filings in March 2025 showing zero infested units.

The building has several outstanding compliance issues, including an active Department of Buildings violation from November 2019 related to the failure to file the 2017 Boiler Inspection Report. Furthermore, in 2020, there was an inspection regarding exposed electrical wiring that could not be completed due to the inspector's inability to gain access. The property has maintained proper bedbug reporting compliance, with all filings showing no infested units. A permit for plumbing work was issued in November 2018, though there are no recent records of major renovations or improvements.