40 West 85th Street, Manhattan, NY 10024

40 West 85th Street is a 4-story, 10-unit residential building located in Manhattan's Upper West Side, built in 1887 and currently owned by Diane Gipstein. The property has experienced recurring heating and hot water system issues over the past four years, with the most recent complaints emerging in March 2025.

These complaints have shown a pattern of similar issues, with building-wide heat and hot water problems reported in each of the past four years (2022-2025), though in most cases heat and hot water were reported as being restored shortly after inspections. The building also faced a significant water leak issue in June 2024, described as "heavy flow," though this was subsequently addressed and closed within a week. The building's maintenance record shows attention to safety requirements, with two self-closing door violations noted and corrected in March 2023 regarding first-story entrances.

While the building has had multiple emergency complaints related to heat and hot water systems, all previous complaints (from 2021 through 2024) have been closed either through inspections or administrative processes. The property has maintained a clean record regarding bedbugs since 2019, with no reported infestations in the past seven years, and has consistently passed rodent inspections, with the most recent inspections from 2024 showing no concerns. A debris complaint was investigated in June 2023, but no violations were found at that time.