33 West 63rd Street, Manhattan, NY 10023

The five-story, 24-unit apartment building at 33 West 63rd Street, built in 1920 and owned by Brian Elgart, has experienced several recurring maintenance issues over recent years. The property has documented multiple instances of heat and hot water problems in 2019 and 2020 affecting the entire building, though inspections were often unable to gain access for verification.

There have been persistent mold issues, particularly affecting Apartment 6A, with the most recent confirmed violation in August 2020 involving approximately 4 square feet of mold at the ceiling and east wall in the bathroom, along with multiple other mold complaints between 2018-2020. The building has undergone some significant events, including interior demolition work in 2022 in Apartment 5A that resulted in two environmental control board violations totaling $3,750 in penalties for improper removal of fire-rated ceiling materials and partition walls. More recent history shows the building has been maintaining some basic compliance standards, with no recorded bedbug infestations since 2019 and recent rodent inspections (2022-2025) consistently passing.

However, there have been concerns about building systems, including a 2021 boiler inspection that resulted in a violation notice, and a 2023 elevator service complaint that was investigated but found to have no violation at the time of inspection. The building has shown a pattern of responsiveness to violations when they are issued, with many being closed appropriately, including safety-related issues such as smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector installations in Apartment 6A that were certified as corrected by 2022. The property's maintenance history suggests ongoing attention to building systems and compliance requirements, though with notable challenges in achieving consistent resolution of basic maintenance issues in previous years.