331 East 88th Street, Manhattan, NY 10128

The 20-unit, 5-story old law tenement building at 331 East 88th Street, owned by Vasilios Livanos, has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues over the past several years, most notably during November 2018 when there were six separate complaints about building-wide heat and hot water problems in a single month. While these complaints were ultimately resolved, they highlight a recurring maintenance challenge.

The building also faced a significant hot water temperature violation in November 2018 affecting apartment 2D, where water exceeded 130 degrees, though this was certified as corrected by December 2018. Additionally, there were nine heat/hot water-related complaints between 2018-2019, and a garbage/recycling storage complaint in September 2019 that was investigated but resulted in no violations. The property has maintained appropriate bedbug reporting compliance over recent years, with three consecutive filings between 2021-2024 showing zero infested, eradicated, or re-infested units.

More recently, the building has demonstrated improved conditions, with rodent inspections from 2022-2024 consistently passing, though there was one instance of rat activity noted in June 2018. The most recent bedbug report from May 2024 and the most recent rodent inspection from September 2024 both indicate favorable conditions. The building's violation history shows a pattern of annual bedbug reporting violations from 2021-2024, all of which have been closed, but these were primarily administrative in nature rather than affecting resident health or safety.