9 West 73rd Street, Manhattan, NY 10023

The building at 9 West 73rd Street is a 12-unit, 6-story apartment structure built in 1903 and currently owned by 9 West 73rd Street, LLC. The property has experienced persistent maintenance issues in recent years, with multiple complaints and violations particularly concerning basic services. Most notably, there have been recurring heat and hot water problems, with emergency complaints filed in March 2025 (twice) and April 2024, though HPD inspections were unable to gain access to verify these conditions.

The building has also faced significant elevator service issues, with multiple complaints between 2023 and 2025 regarding the only elevator on the property, resulting in ECB violations and penalties totaling $4,405. Additional concerns include an ongoing violation regarding self-closing doors at the building entrance (2024), and various safety and maintenance issues in apartment 1B documented in 2024, including missing smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, plumbing problems, and window repairs needed. The building's system functionality and safety features have come under scrutiny, with violations for inadequate sprinkler systems (2023) and lack of proper door lock monitoring (active violation from 2022).

While the building has consistently passed rodent inspections since 2019, indicating relative cleanliness in this regard, it has maintained a record of no reported bedbug infestations over the past several years, with regular filings showing zero infested or eradicated units. The property's recent history raises concerns about basic service maintenance and safety systems, with multiple open violations and historical issues with obtaining proper permits for modifications, as evidenced by several "work without a permit" violations between 2022 and 2024. The building's conversion status as "HERETOFORE CONVERTED CLASS A" suggests a prior conversion from an original use, though specific details of this conversion are not provided in the records.