517 East 87th Street, Manhattan, NY 10128

The 9-unit, 5-story Old Law Tenement at 517 East 87th Street, owned by East 87th Street Apartment Corp, has experienced some notable maintenance issues over recent years. Most concerning is a recent unsanitary condition related to pests reported in April 2025, though inspectors were unable to gain access for assessment.

In late 2020, there was an emergency complaint regarding heat/hot water issues affecting the entire building, but again, access was denied to inspectors. A bedbug-related violation was recorded in February 2022 regarding the failure to file the annual bedbug report, though subsequent filings from 2022 through 2024 show no documented cases of infestation, with all showing zero infested or eradicated units. The building's history shows consistent passing results in rodent inspections from 2011 through 2025, indicating generally good pest control practices in this regard.

Additional historical data includes a 2018 complaint regarding the Certificate of Occupancy, though access was denied to inspectors during this investigation. While the building has had documented maintenance issues, particularly with regard to heat and pest control, the absence of recorded violations in recent years and consistent passing rodent inspections suggest that most issues have been addressed promptly when reported. The building has maintained an active pest control program, as evidenced by the regular bedbug report filings since 2019, and while recent complaints about pests and building heating systems are concerning, the inspection access denial limits verifiable conclusions about the current conditions.