36 West 73rd Street, Manhattan, NY 10023

36 West 73rd Street is a five-story, ten-unit residential building located in Manhattan's Upper West Side, constructed in 1891 and currently owned by John Brusco. The building has experienced recurring heat and hot water system issues between 2018 and 2021, with seven documented complaints through the Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) department, affecting both individual apartments and the entire building.

While most of these issues were eventually resolved, they represent a significant pattern of infrastructure problems during that period. More recently, in 2022-2023, the building underwent rodent-related challenges, with multiple inspections revealing rat activity in 2022, though it achieved compliance in November 2024 after a failed inspection in October 2024. The building's bedbug reporting history shows generally effective management of infestations, with only one documented case in 2020 that was reportedly eradicated, and no new incidents recorded in the past four years (2021-2024).

The property's maintenance record shows a mix of compliance and non-compliance regarding rodent control, with the most recent inspections in 2024 indicating efforts to address these issues, though there was a temporary lapse in October 2024. The building's heat and hot water system problems, while somewhat resolved in recent years, required repeated intervention from HPD, suggesting ongoing maintenance challenges. The frequency of both heat/hot water complaints and rodent-related issues indicates that while the building is actively managed, historical patterns of infrastructure and pest control challenges have existed.