114 West 81st Street, Manhattan, NY 10024

114 West 81st Street is a four-story, 10-unit residential building located in Manhattan's Upper West Side, constructed in 1893 and currently owned by Jed Serby. The property has experienced several notable incidents and maintenance requirements over the past few years. Most recently, in 2024-2025, the building successfully passed multiple rodent inspections, indicating improved pest management.

However, there were significant concerns in 2020 when the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) received emergency heat/hot water complaints for the entire building, though access limitations prevented inspection. The building faced administrative challenges with three separate Housing Maintenance Code violations from 2022-2024 related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports, though no actual infestations were reported in any of the eight consecutive annual bedbug reports filed between 2019 and 2024. The property has undergone several inspections and faced various complaints that were ultimately resolved without major penalties.

Two notable complaints were investigated and closed in 2020 regarding sidewalk shed issues and COVID-19 compliance, though no violations were found at the time of inspection. Additionally, there is an active Environmental Control Board violation from 2020 concerning unauthorized work related to a sidewalk shed, carrying a $625 penalty. The building's permit history from 2019 shows the issuance of plumbing and electrical work permits, suggesting ongoing maintenance and improvement activities. Despite these challenges, the consistent passing of rodent inspections since 2023 and the absence of documented bedbug infestations indicate effective pest management and compliance with bedbug reporting requirements.