171 West 81st Street, Manhattan, NY 10024

171 West 81st Street is a 5-story, 20-unit Old Law Tenement building located in Manhattan's Upper West Side, owned by Besim Beskovic and constructed in 1890. The property has experienced recurring issues with cooking gas supply, particularly affecting apartments 1D, 1E, and 2D between 2016 and 2020, resulting in multiple officially documented violations. More recently, in 2023, the building underwent inspection for unauthorized work involving an oil tank in the basement, which resulted in a $2,500 penalty, though the stop work order was fully rescinded by late 2023.

The building's maintenance history shows attention to safety concerns, with no bedbug infestations reported in the past five years (2020-2025) and consistent rodent inspection pass results since 2020, despite a rat activity report in late 2017. The property has maintained relatively good overall maintenance standards in recent years. Between 2022 and 2025, there were no bedbug infestations, and all rodent inspections in 2024-2025 resulted in passed inspections. The building's 2024 health inspection for pigeon waste found no violations.

Previous violations, including those for general maintenance and appliance issues, have generally been addressed, with most being certified as corrected by 2022. The building's owner has complied with annual bedbug reporting requirements, consistently reporting zero infested units. Historical maintenance issues appear to have been addressed, with only minor recent complaints, such as the 2024 pigeon waste issue, which was resolved promptly. The building has also shown compliance with housing maintenance codes, with the most recent various complaints indicating attention to safety and maintenance concerns, though the specific nature of these complaints varied from general to appliance-related issues.