34 West 65th Street, Manhattan, NY 10023

This 6-story, 49-unit residential building at 34 West 65th Street in the Upper West Side, built in 1939 and currently owned by Ronald Katz, has experienced several maintenance and operational challenges over the past few years. Most notably, there is an open complaint filed in April 2025 regarding malfunctioning intercom/buzzer systems, which remains unresolved as of this date. In 2020, the building faced multiple issues with pest infestations, with several Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) inspections resulting in violations, though these were eventually closed.

The building underwent significant repairs during 2020-2021, particularly in apartment 4A, which received multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations related to various maintenance issues including leaky faucets, window repairs, floor damage, and plastered surface concerns. During the same period, the building addressed safety compliance matters by correcting requirements related to gas leak notifications, carbon monoxide detector requirements, and smoke detector notices, all of which were certified as corrected by November 2020. More recently, the building has maintained a clean record with respect to bedbug infestations, with all annual reports from 2020 through 2024 showing zero infested or re-infested units.

Rodent inspections conducted regularly between 2015 and 2025 have all passed, indicating effective pest management. The building has one current outstanding Department of Buildings violation from 2021 regarding failure to display energy efficiency information. Historical complaints from 2019 regarding elevator service and illegal after-hours work were inspected and no violations were found at the time. Recent maintenance activity includes an open intercom system issue in 2025, following several years of stable operations with no significant safety or maintenance concerns.