171 West 73rd Street, Manhattan, NY 10023

171 West 73rd Street is a 5-story, 11-unit residential building constructed in 1882, currently owned by Brownstone Housing Corp. The property has recently experienced multiple maintenance issues, with the most concerning being recurring asbestos complaints in March 2025, and a heat/hot water outage in early March 2025. There are significant water-related problems documented between August 2024 and February 2025, with multiple complaints about slow leaks and water damage, leading to violations being issued by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD).

The building has also faced issues with mold, as evidenced by multiple complaints and violations in 2024 and 2025, particularly affecting Apartment 10. Other notable concerns include a building debris issue (February 2025), and several complaints about possible illegal construction work (March 2025), though inspections did not find violations in some cases. The building has a history of inspections showing generally good results for rodent control, with all inspections from 2014 through 2024 passing. There are no recorded bedbug infestations in the building since 2018, as per the required annual reporting.

However, an open violation from 2019 remains on record regarding an unfiled boiler inspection report from 2017. The building's maintenance code violations and complaints suggest ongoing challenges with water management and interior maintenance, particularly affecting the upper-level units. The property has received several offers for inspection access to address various concerns, which may indicate some difficulty in obtaining entry to conduct thorough investigations. The management has generally responded to complaints with inspections and in some cases, violations have been issued, requiring the owner to address the identified issues.