173 West 81st Street, Manhattan, NY 10024

173 West 81st Street is a five-story, 19-unit Old Law Tenement building located in Manhattan's Upper West Side neighborhood, currently owned by Smajlje Srdanovic and constructed in 1890. The property has experienced several recurring maintenance issues over the past few years, most notably during 2021, when multiple emergency complaints were filed regarding heat/hot water problems, unsanitary conditions including mold, and safety concerns about smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. While these violations were ultimately closed, they suggest a period of significant maintenance challenges.

The building has also faced ongoing pest management issues, with documented rodent sightings in both 2023 and 2021, though recent rodent inspections in 2024 and 2023 passed without issue. A cluster of complaints regarding cooking gas problems was reported in 2019, affecting multiple units including 2C and 4W, with associated violations. More recent records indicate improved maintenance compliance, with the building successfully passing multiple rodent inspections from 2020 through 2024.

The building's emergency system violations regarding smoke and carbon monoxide detectors were addressed in 2021, and the property has maintained a bedbug-free status in annual reports since 2020. While there was a documented violation for not filing the annual bedbug report in February 2022, this appears to be an administrative issue rather than a health concern. The building's infrastructure appears to be receiving proper attention, as evidenced by the issuance of work permits in 2018 and 2019 for elevator (EW) and equipment (EQ) work, respectively. Recent years have shown a pattern of improved maintenance response and resolution, though historical data from 2019-2021 indicates there were periods with multiple simultaneous unit-specific and building-wide issues.