41 West 71st Street, Manhattan, NY 10023

41 West 71st Street is a 6-story, 29-unit residential building in the Upper West Side, constructed in 1966 and currently owned by Stoian St Jakov. The building has experienced several heating and sanitation-related issues in recent years, with the most recent incident occurring in April 2023 involving heat and hot water outages in portions of the building.

Prior to this, there were documented problems with garbage/recycling storage in August 2022 (closed July 2023) and multiple sanitation violations in September 2021, including pest infestations that affected apartment 1A and the basement. The building has also faced safety concerns, with fire escape issues reported in October 2020, though these were subsequently addressed. The property has demonstrated consistent compliance with rodent inspections, passing all inspections from 2015 through 2024.

Notably, there have been no reported incidents of bedbug infestations in the past eight reporting periods from 2019 to 2024, with all records showing zero infested dwelling units. In September 2021, several violations were documented in apartment 1A, including issues with smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, self-closing doors, and a mice infestation, though all these violations were certified as corrected by October 2021. The building's heating system has required attention on multiple occasions, with complaints about heat and hot water service affecting both individual apartments and the entire building.