36 West 90th Street, Manhattan, NY 10024

The four-story, eight-unit building at 36 West 90th Street, owned by Marbrose Realty and constructed in 1893, has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years. Most concerning are two separate emergency complaints in 2025 and 2024 regarding unsanitary conditions and lack of heat/hot water, respectively, both of which HPD was unable to fully investigate due to access issues.

The building has a documented history of rodent sightings, with three reports made in 2019 alone, though subsequent inspections generally passed, with the most recent rodent inspections in 2023 and 2024 showing compliance. A notable violation was recorded in 2022 regarding the filing of annual bedbug reports, though records show consistent zero counts for infested, eradicated, or re-infested units in the following years 2019 through 2024, indicating good management of this issue. The building's more recent history shows a pattern of access-related issues during inspections, with both the 2024 heat/hot water complaint and the 2025 mold complaint being closed without resolution due to inability to access the apartments.

Prior to these incidents, the building maintained a relatively clean record, with the last recorded rodent activity noted in May 2022 and the bedbug reporting compliance appearing regular from 2019-2024, showing no infestations. While the property has had various complaints over the years, the majority have been addressed either through inspections that found no violations or through regular reporting when no issues were present. The building has successfully passed multiple rodent inspections conducted between 2017 and 2024, with only two recorded instances of rat activity in 2022.