231 East 89th Street, Manhattan, NY 10128

231 East 89th Street is a five-story, 20-unit Old Law Tenement building located in Manhattan's Upper East Side, built in 1920 and currently owned by Ivy Bannister. The building has experienced several significant maintenance issues over the past years, with the most recent being a gas utility violation in 2022 involving unsafe gas line conditions on the third floor that resulted in an Environmental Control Board violation with a $2,500 penalty.

Between 2019 and 2022, the property faced multiple safety concerns including unsupported air conditioners on the 3rd and 4th floors (ECB violations) and building structure concerns in 2019 regarding deterioration of stonework over the sidewalk. Two notable heating and hot water complaints were filed during this period, including an emergency complaint in January 2022 that was resolved quickly. The building has demonstrated active management of pest control, as evidenced by consistent annual Bedbug Reporting from 2019 to 2024 showing zero infestation cases.

While the property passed recent rodent inspections in 2022, 2023, and 2024, there were indications of rat activity in late 2021 and in September 2020. Historical complaints and violations indicate some recurring issues with proper maintenance and code compliance, including multiple citations for failure to maintain building walls and appurtenances in 2019 and previous Bedbug Reporting violations in 2021 and 2022. However, recent records show improved compliance with building maintenance regulations, particularly regarding bedbug reporting requirements, which have been consistently filed with no reported infestations since 2021.