331 West 76th Street, Manhattan, NY 10023

331 West 76th Street is a four-story, 10-unit residential building constructed in 1892 and currently owned by 331 West 76th Street, LLC. The property has experienced recurring issues with heat and hot water systems, particularly evident through multiple emergency complaints in recent years, with the most recent incidents occurring in February 2025 and January 2024.

Between January 2024 and September 2025, there have been ten documented complaints regarding heat and hot water issues affecting the entire building, including some instances where inspectors were unable to gain access for verification. A significant cluster of complaints occurred in January 2024, with multiple tenants reporting similar problems, resulting in multiple emergency responses from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). The building's maintenance history shows some attention to other issues, including a September 2024 complaint about unsanitary animal conditions that resulted in violations requiring follow-up inspections, and a 2022 appliance issue with an electric/gas range that was resolved through HPD inspection.

In terms of pest management, the building has maintained a consistent record of no bedbug infestations reported between 2019 and 2024, with all annual reports showing zero infested units. Rodent inspections have generally been positive, with the building passing multiple inspections between 2016 and 2022; however, there have been three consecutive failed inspections in 2024 (September, October, and November), indicating potential emerging pest control challenges that have not been fully addressed. An investigation into the building's boiler system in January 2021 found no violations at the time of inspection, though this was shortly before several documented heating system failures.