102 West 87th Street, Manhattan, NY 10024

The four-story, ten-unit building at 102 West 87th Street, owned by Wayne Caputo and dating back to 1887, has experienced several notable maintenance issues over recent years, particularly in 2018 when multiple complaints were recorded regarding heat/hot water and cooking gas problems. Between August and October 2018, there were several building-wide complaints about heat and hot water outages, though these were generally resolved based on tenant reports.

A concerning pattern emerged during this period with multiple emergency complaints and violations related to cooking gas, including three separate complaints in October 2018 alone that were documented as duplicates of other tenants' reports. The building also received a significant ECO violation in October 2018 regarding unpermitted gas line work in the cellar, with an $8,000 penalty imposed. More recent issues include several open violations related to bedbug reporting requirements from 2021 through 2024, indicating possible non-compliance with housing maintenance code requirements.

The building has outstanding Department of Buildings (DOB) violations from 2019 for failure to file boiler inspection reports and from 2023 for not filing the 2018 external low-pressure inspection, which suggests ongoing maintenance oversight challenges. However, it's worth noting that the building has consistently passed rodent inspections from 2015 through 2024, indicating generally good conditions regarding pest control. While various other administrative violations were issued in 2018 concerning the posting of required notices in common areas, these appear to be more related to procedural compliance rather than direct impacts on resident comfort or safety.