42 West 65th Street, Manhattan, NY 10023

42 West 65th Street is a 5-story, 20-unit New Law Tenement building constructed in 1910, currently owned by Mark Scharfman. The building has experienced recurring heating and hot water issues, with multiple emergency complaints filed between January 2023 and November 2024 regarding lack of service throughout the entire building. Notably, there were four building-wide heat/hot water complaints in January 2023 alone, and the most recent complaint was filed just last November 2024. While some of these complaints were closed after inspections, there were instances where HPD could not gain access to units for verification.

The building has also faced several door-related violations, particularly concerning self-closing doors, with a notable Class C violation issued in November 2023 regarding basement doors and unresolved violations from January 2023 concerning roof stair bulkhead doors. The building's maintenance record shows relatively few issues beyond the heating problems. Previous complaints from 2020 involved an electric/gas range and door issues, though no violations were ultimately issued. Inspection records demonstrate consistent compliance with rodent inspections, passing all inspections since at least 2015.

The building has maintained a clean bedbug record, with no reported infestations in the past four annual reports from 2021 to 2024. While there was one smoking violation complaint filed in 2020, it was administratively closed after being addressed. Building systems have been subject to regular inspections, including a plumbing complaint in October 2024, though no violations were found. The property appears to have complied with bedbug reporting requirements, consistently showing zero infested units in all reported periods.