11A West 84th Street, Manhattan, NY 10024

The 5-story, 20-unit tenement at 11A West 84th Street, owned by Elinor Arzt and built in 1892, has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues in recent years, with three emergency complaints filed in the past year (2025, 2024, and 2023). Notably, HPD has consistently been unable to gain access for inspections regarding these complaints. The building has a documented history of heating system problems, with multiple complaints between 2020 and 2021, including a building-wide outage in January 2021 that was reportedly resolved.

Other maintenance concerns have surfaced, including ventilation system issues (2021), and multiple unsanitary condition complaints in December 2020 regarding mold, pests, and plumbing problems with steam pipes/risers, though no violations were issued upon inspection. The building's maintenance history shows attention to some structural concerns, with violations recorded in 2013 for concrete facade issues and a 2021 violation regarding a defective fire escape drop ladder, though both were eventually certified as corrected. Bedbug and rodent inspections provide some reassurance, with no reported infestations in the past two years and only two units affected in 2020.

While there have been three attempts to investigate work without permits between 2021 and 2024, inspectors were unable to gain access on each occasion. The property appears to have had proper remediation for past bedbug issues, with records indicating eradication of affected units in 2020 and 2021, though some re-infestation concerns were noted in earlier reports. The most recent building permit was issued in April 2022, though specifics of the work were not detailed in the available records.