50 West 85th Street, Manhattan, NY 10024

50 West 85th Street is a four-story, 14-unit Class A building located in Manhattan's Upper West Side, constructed in 1887 and currently owned by Michael Bergman. The building has experienced several notable maintenance and compliance issues over recent years, most significantly concerning heat, hot water, and gas service in 2021, when multiple violations were documented through both 311 complaints and Housing Maintenance Code violations. Specific issues were identified in Apartment 2 during April 2021, including inadequate hot water supply, gas service problems, and malfunctioning safety devices (smoke and carbon monoxide detectors).

While these violations have been marked as closed, they indicate a period of concerning infrastructure reliability. Recent health and safety concerns have focused on pest management and rodent control. The most recent incident, as of October 2024, involved a rat sighting that resulted in violations requiring follow-up inspections by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

The building has maintained a consistent record of filing annual bedbug reports (most recently in December 2024), showing no reported infestations during the 2023-2024 period. Rodent inspections conducted between 2017 and 2024 show generally good compliance, with most inspections passing, though there have been some instances of rat activity requiring attention, particularly in late 2024. The building's oldest violations, dating back to 2021, related to fire safety systems and security features, including door self-closure requirements, which were subsequently addressed according to violation resolution records.