50 West 72nd Street, Manhattan, NY 10023

50 West 72nd Street, a 16-story, 210-unit residential building constructed in 1927 and managed by Ruxton Management Services, has experienced several ongoing maintenance and safety issues in recent years. Most notably, between December 2024 and January 2025, there was a significant pattern of heat and hot water complaints affecting the entire building, with multiple reports indicating inspection access issues. The 6th-floor apartment 608 has multiple open violations from October 2023, including issues with mold, smoke detector functionality, carbon monoxide detector functionality, and problems with door self-closing mechanisms and plaster surfaces.

More recent service requests from 2025 have included paint/plaster issues, and various health department complaints regarding food establishments and smoking violations. The building has also been cited for administrative violations including failure to file required bedbug reports (2024) and a mold issue in apartment 608 (2023). The property has maintained a generally positive inspection record for rodent control, consistently passing inspections since 2018, including recent inspections in 2024, though there was a 2025 complaint about rodents/insects/garbage that was closed by the Department of Health.

Elevator issues have been documented, with complaints about multiple devices and illegal conversion noted in the past three years. The building's systems were inspected for various compliance requirements, revealing that the property failed to file the required FISP Cycle 9A Technical Report (2022) and to display energy efficiency scores (2021). While the building's bedbug reporting from 2024 showed no infestation cases during the 2022-2023 period, there have been numerous other maintenance complaints that suggest ongoing challenges with building systems and unit-specific issues that impact resident comfort and safety.