239 West 63rd Street, Manhattan, NY 10023

239 West 63rd Street is a 6-story, 41-unit New Law Tenement building located in New York City's Upper West Side, built in 1907 and currently owned by Elchanan Mordechai. The building has experienced recurring issues with heat and hot water, particularly in the past three years. Most recently, there have been four heat/hot water-related complaints between late 2023 and 2024 that resulted in HPD's inability to gain access for inspection, and violations were issued in July 2024 concerning inadequate hot water supply in apartment 5A.

The building has a documented history of elevator service problems, with multiple complaints between 2021 and 2024 regarding single device operation and no alternate service, and violations served in 2023 and 2024. Environmental Control Board violations were issued in 2022 and 2023 for failure to submit required inspection reports and tampering with a car door restrictor, though these were resolved. The property has undergone several inspections and has generally passed rodent inspections in 2022, 2023, and 2024, though there was one reported bedbug infestation in 2019-2020 which was reported as eradicated.

A significant portion of the complaints filed through 311 have been for heat/hot water issues, particularly in September 2022 when multiple complaints were filed around the same time, some of which were duplicates. In terms of maintenance violations, the building has had issues with both heating systems and hot water supply, as evidenced by the multiple service requests and violations across different apartments. While the building has shown some patterns of maintenance issues, particularly regarding heating systems and vertical transportation, most different types of violations have been resolved promptly when they occurred. The most recent rodent inspection result from June 2025 suggests current pest management is effective, and recent bedbug reports (2022-2024) indicate no ongoing infestations.