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Manhattan · March 2026
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§ 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR ...MISSING LOCATED AT APT 22, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES CONSISTING OF HOUSE HOLD AT 4TH STORY BALCONY REAR YARD FIRE ESCAPE
§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES CONSISTING OF FLOWER POTS AT 1ST STORY BALCONY REAR YARD FIRE ESCAPE
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. PROPERLY SECURE LOOSE METAL TREAD 13TH UP FROM BOTTOM FROM 5TH STORY BALCONY AT BUILDING FRONT FIRE ESCAPE
§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE ... IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 17, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
The Upper East Side in the 80s and 90s is old-money Manhattan at its most refined — Yorkville's German heritage peeks through, Museum Mile continues along Fifth, and quiet residential blocks make it one of the city's best family neighborhoods.
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR ...MISSING LOCATED AT APT 22, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES CO
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES CO
HPD Class C Violation — § 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. PROPERLY SECURE LOOSE METAL TREAD 13TH UP FROM BOTTOM FROM 5TH STORY BALCONY A
HPD Class C Violation — § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE ... IN THE ENTR
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT NORTH WALL..
HPD Class A Violation — § 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMIS
DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW PANE
HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING