27 West 85th Street, Manhattan, NY 10024

The 6-story, 10-unit building at 27 West 85th Street in the Upper West Side, owned by Alan Tauber, has experienced recurring rodent issues over the past three years, with multiple rat and mouse sightings reported between 2023 and 2024. Most recently, in March 2024, a mouse sighting was reported and inspected by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), which found no violations at that time. However, prior inspections in late 2023 revealed rat activity, and during 2023-2024, there were instances of both rat and mouse sightings.

The building has undergone regular rodent inspections, with most recent inspections in 2024 showing passing results, though there were periods of rat activity noted in late 2023. The property has had significant plumbing and heating issues documented in 2022, with multiple complaints about water supply problems and building-wide heat and hot water concerns filed between March 15-22, 2022. While some of these complaints were duplicates of earlier reports, they were categorized as immediate emergencies.

An inspection on March 23, 2022, resulted in no violations being found. A subsequent inspection in 2022-2023 noted inadequate lighting at the front entranceway, resulting in a Class B violation that was certified as corrected by May 2022. On a positive note, the building's bedbug reports from 2021 to 2025 show no identified infestations, with all annual filings indicating zero infested, eradicated, or re-infested units, including the most recent report filed in January 2025 covering the period from November 2023 to October 2024.