406 East 83rd Street, Manhattan, NY 10028

The 20-unit, 5-story old law tenement building at 406 East 83rd Street, owned by Edith Gewertz, has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years. Most notably, as of May 2025, the building has multiple open complaints with the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) regarding safety systems and infrastructure, including non-functioning carbon monoxide alarms, smoke detectors, plumbing issues (toilets), electrical problems (outlets/switches), a window frame issue, and multiple toilet-related complaints.

The building also has an active violation related to the failure to file external low-pressure inspections for 2018, 2021, and 2022, as well as an annual boiler inspection report for 2017, indicating potential maintenance oversight. The property has a mixed history of various maintenance issues dating back several years, including past plumbing problems, unsanitary conditions in garbage storage (2022), and problems with paint and plaster on walls and ceilings (2021). There are also outstanding class A violations from 2018 requiring proper postings regarding carbon monoxide detection, gas leak procedures, and bedbug reporting requirements.

While the building has generally passed rodent inspections since 2015, there was one instance of rat activity noted in March 2015. Previous violations have included specific issues such as inadequate hot water supply (2019) in apartment 5A. The pattern of repeated violations, particularly regarding safety systems and inspection compliance, suggests ongoing challenges with building maintenance and regulatory compliance.