16 West 76th Street, Manhattan, NY 10023

16 West 76th Street is a 6-story, 16-unit residential building located in the Upper West Side, constructed in 1900 and currently owned by Bess Fern. The building has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues over the past two years, with emergency complaints recorded in both November and December 2023, though these were reportedly resolved promptly in both instances.

Three significant building code violations were identified in late 2023 and early 2024 related to self-closing doors at the first-story vestibule and front entrance, all of which were certified as corrected by late December 2023 and January 2024. While the building has passed multiple rodent inspections between 2016-2024, it has maintained a clean bedbug record since 2019, with no reported infestations in the past five years.

Additional concerns include a sewage-related emergency complaint from February 2019 that could not be inspected, and various complaints to the Department of Buildings over the years, including a gas utility referral in 2021 (access not granted) and a building stability complaint in August 2024 that resulted in no violations being found. The building has an active maintenance history, with permits issued in 2018 and 2019 for unspecified work. Both 311 service requests and Housing Maintenance Code Complaints indicate ongoing responsiveness to tenant-reported issues, though the pattern of repeated heating system complaints suggests this remains a persistent concern.