53 West 89th Street, Manhattan, NY 10024

53 West 89th Street is a ten-unit, four-story residential building located in Manhattan's Upper West Side, constructed in 1893 and currently owned by Gary Miller. The building has experienced recurring issues with its intercom system, with multiple HPD complaints and violations documented between 2019 and 2021, most recently in early 2021.

There have also been several heat and hot water-related complaints, including emergency situations, particularly in 2020 and 2021, affecting both individual apartments and the entire building. The Department of Buildings (DOB) records from 2021-2024 show several significant inspections and violations, including multiple failures to certify corrections for immediately hazardous Class 1 violations, though many of these were ultimately dismissed or downgraded. In 2021, the building was subject to a Full Stop Work Order related to tenant safety concerns, and there were partial stop work orders in 2022 related to sidewalk shed/scaffold issues.

Most recently, the building underwent comprehensive inspections in 2024, including Local Law Audits and Tenant Safety Inspections, with one Oath Violation served in February 2024 and another in May 2024. The building appears to have maintained good pest control standards, with recent bedbug reports (including the most recent in December 2024) showing zero infested units or eradication efforts required over the past two reporting periods. While there have been numerous maintenance issues documented through 311 service requests and DOB complaints, the building has generally responded to these issues, with most complaints being resolved, though some violations remain active as of the current review period.