26 West 27th Street, Manhattan, NY 10001

The 7-story, 26-unit residential building at 26 West 27th Street in Midtown, owned by Scott Goldenberg and constructed in 1901, has experienced significant and recurring maintenance issues in recent months. Most notably, there has been a cluster of heat and hot water problems throughout the building during May 2025, with multiple emergency complaints filed between May 3 and May 29, though some of these inspections were not completed due to access issues. The building has also faced air quality concerns this year, with complaints about sewage odors and human feces in March and May 2025.

These problems follow a pattern of building-wide systems challenges, as evidenced by their recurring nature, with similar heating issues documented in December 2024 and April 2025. The building underwent several inspections and received multiple violations that were subsequently corrected between October and December 2024. These included issues with self-closing doors, panic bars, and paint conditions in both common areas and individual units, particularly in Apartment 31 on the 3rd floor.

Earlier complaints regarding elevator service, work without permits, and site conditions were investigated but did not result in violations being found. While there were reports of rat activity in compliance inspections in 2019, earlier years showed consistent "passed" results in rodent inspections. Notably, the building has maintained a zero record for bedbug infestations over the past eight reporting periods from 2018 through 2024, indicating effective pest management protocols.