319 East 91st Street, Manhattan, NY 10128

319 East 91st Street is a 5-story, 20-unit Old Law Tenement building located in the Upper East Side, owned by Lawrence Zombek and constructed in 1915. The building has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years, with the most notable cluster of problems occurring in March 2024 when multiple complaints were filed simultaneously regarding various issues including heat/hot water problems, janitorial concerns, flooring/ stairs conditions, pest issues, garbage/recycling storage, and general maintenance matters. While the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) investigated these complaints, no violations were issued in most cases.

However, several violations were documented during a March 2024 inspection, including problems with the building's roof, fire retardant materials, and door self-closing mechanisms, particularly affecting the 5th-story public hall area. The building's history shows persistent maintenance challenges, with open violations from November 2021 regarding security and maintenance issues in apartment 8, including problems with the door lock, leaky faucets, and defective smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. The property also has an active Department of Buildings violation from June 2023 regarding a failure to file the 2021 external low-pressure inspection.

While the building has undergone regular rodent inspections since at least 2016, all of which have passed, there have been occasional pest issues as evidenced by multiple pest-related complaints in 2024. The bedbug reporting history shows generally positive results, with most recent filings indicating no infestations, though there were two infested units recorded in the 2022-2023 period. Outside of these issues, the building has shown compliance with various housing maintenance codes, though recent inspections revealed multiple areas needing repair or maintenance attention, particularly in common areas and apartment 8.