114 East 98th Street, Manhattan, NY 10029

114 East 98th Street is a 5-story, 15-unit Old Law Tenement building constructed in 1910 and currently owned by the 112-114 East 98th Street HDFC. The building has experienced several significant maintenance and safety issues over recent years, with the most pressing concerns centered around structural stability and building maintenance. In 2023, multiple inspections revealed various water damages and cracks on the first and second floors, with some stone lintels showing signs of deterioration.

The building underwent multiple Department of Buildings (DOB) inspections in 2021, revealing horizontal and vertical cracks on the concrete floor and foundation walls, which resulted in several ECB violations for failure to maintain the building in a code-compliant manner and failure to file required certificates of correction, though these violations were eventually resolved. The property has maintained a generally good record regarding pest control, with no reported instances of bedbugs in the past six years, as evidenced by annual filings showing zero infested units. While there was a rat sighting reported in March 2023, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene conducted an inspection and found no violations. The building has consistently passed rodent inspections between 2018 and 2025, with the most recent inspections in 2025 showing no rodent activity.

A concerning pattern emerged in 2023-2024 with multiple compliance inspections (Local Law 188/17) being marked as "Inspector Unable To Gain Access." The property has also experienced some issues with construction-related matters, as evidenced by complaints in 2020 and earlier, resulting in partial stop work orders and various maintenance violation notices. The building's violation history reveals a mix of resolved and current issues, with housing maintenance code violations related to boiler room repairs and door closure requirements being noted in 2018-2021. Compliance with safety requirements has been a recurring theme, with violations related to the lack of proper smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector notices being documented in 2018. Multiple permits for plumbing and restoration work were issued in 2019, indicating ongoing efforts to address building maintenance needs, though some of these appeared to be related to earlier violation issues.