50 West 88th Street, Manhattan, NY 10024
The four-story, 1889 brownstone at 50 West 88th Street in the Upper West Side, currently owned by Susan Nickerson, has experienced several maintenance issues over the past five years. Most notably, the building has persistent violations related to bedbug reporting, with open violations for failing to submit the required annual bedbug reports from 2020 through 2024.
The building has also faced multiple tenant complaints and violations concerning essential services - particularly a heat and hot water emergency in November 2020 that affected the entire building, and ongoing security system problems involving the bell/buzzer/intercom system in 2020 that resulted in issued violations. The property has a documented history of pest-related issues, with two 311 complaints about unsanitary conditions and pests in 2021, and a concerning pattern of rodent inspections between 2019 and 2024. While more recent rodent inspections in August 2023 and September 2024 passed, there were failures in 2019 when initial inspections indicated rat activity.
The building has also faced scrutiny regarding potential illegal hotel rooms in December 2019, though inspectors were unable to gain access during their final attempts. On the compliance front, there have been some recent violations related to external low-pressure inspections in 2022 that were subsequently dismissed in March 2025. The building's maintenance history shows some improvement in recent years, with fewer urgent complaints and passed rodent inspections, though the persistent bedbug reporting violation remains a notable issue.
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Building Characteristics
Total units | 1 |
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Year built | 1889 |
Total area | 6565 sq ft |
Floors | 4 |
Tax Abatements | None |
Building Class | HERETOFORE CONVERTED CLASS A |

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