120 West 86th Street, Manhattan, NY 10024

120 West 86th Street is a 12-story, 49-unit New Law Tenement building located in Manhattan's Upper West Side, owned by Jane Goldman and constructed in 1912. The property has recently experienced significant heat and hot water issues, with multiple complaints filed between March 2 and March 21, 2025, affecting both individual apartments and the entire building. While several of these complaints were eventually resolved, at least two remain open as of the latest reports.

The building has also faced ongoing concerns regarding its facade and general maintenance, with active ECB violations from 2022 regarding exterior conditions, including cracked brickwork at the parapet wall, and failure to submit required critical examination reports. Additionally, the property has open Housing Maintenance Code violations from 2021 related to lead-based paint hazard control requirements in multiple apartments. The building's recent history includes a maintenance pattern showing challenges with both building systems and compliance requirements.

While there have been no bedbug infestations reported in recent years (with zero counts from 2020 to present), the building did experience rodent activity in 2020, though subsequent inspections from 2021 through 2024 have consistently passed. The property has also displayed issues with elevator maintenance and compliance in 2019, which resulted in violations being served. The absence of bedbug infestations in the past several years and recent passed rodent inspections suggest some improvement in pest control, but the persistent heat and hot water issues in early 2025 and ongoing facade maintenance concerns indicate continued challenges with building systems and infrastructure.