148 West 77th Street, Manhattan, NY 10024

148 West 77th Street is a five-story, 12-unit residential building located in Manhattan's Upper West Side, built in 1897 and currently owned by Mbarek Hassounya. The property has experienced recurring heating and hot water issues, with four documented complaints between 2020 and 2023, including two emergencies in 2023 alone - one affecting the entire building in May 2023 and another in an apartment in March 2023.

These complaints often required HPD intervention, with violations issued in April 2022 related to heat and hot water supply in Apartment C. The building also faced significant regulatory scrutiny in 2019, when multiple violations were issued regarding unauthorized transient occupancy in Apartment 2B, resulting in penalties totaling $12,500 for issues including lack of required egress, missing sprinkler systems, and inadequate fire alarms, though these violations were subsequently resolved. More recent maintenance issues include a May 2023 violation requiring the installation of wire mesh screening under a skylight at the bulkhead on the fifth story.

The building has maintained a good record regarding pest control, with no reported bedbug infestations in any of the annual reports from 2020 to 2024, and recent rodent inspections in 2023 and 2024 showing "Passed" results, though there were some rat activity detections in 2018 and 2019. The building's heating system has been a persistent concern, with multiple emergency complaints over the past five years, including a boiler-related complaint in March 2023 that resulted in no violations. While the property has had various maintenance issues over the years, including historical bedbug incidents and intermittent rodent activity, the most pressing and recurring concern appears to be the heating system's reliability.