145 West 71st Street, Manhattan, NY 10023

145 West 71st Street is a 10-story, 64-unit New Law Tenement building located in Manhattan's Upper West Side, owned by Florence Edelstein and constructed in 1922. The building has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues throughout 2025, with multiple complaints filed in January and February 2025, all of which were marked as emergency complaints and closed when inspectors were unable to gain access for verification. In March 2023, serious heat issues were documented in Apartment 4C, along with door problems that were certified as corrected by July 2023.

The building underwent several inspections between 2019-2025, revealing various maintenance and safety concerns, including a 2023 inspection that noted inadequate heat supply in Apartment 4C. The property has a history of compliance issues, including multiple Building Code violations between 2019-2021 related to work conducted without proper permits, particularly concerning a laundry room installation in the basement. Recent inspections in 2024 suggested active rodent control measures were being applied, though past inspections had generally passed.

The building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbugs, with no documented infestations from 2018 through 2024. Currently, there are two active violations noted from 2019 regarding their energy efficiency score display and Cycle 8C requirements, both of which remain unresolved as of 2025. The Department of Buildings has conducted periodic inspections for various reasons, including landmark compliance, tenant safety, and construction work monitoring, with most cases resulting in no violations or dismissals upon re-inspection.