309 West 86th Street, Manhattan, NY 10024

309 West 86th Street is a 13-story, 26-unit residential building constructed in 1914 and currently owned by 309 West 86th Owners Corporation. The building has experienced several notable maintenance issues over the past few years, most significantly a heat and hot water outage affecting the entire building in May 2022, though these services were reportedly restored within one day. The building's facade was identified as unsafe under Local Law 11/98 in January 2023, and there remains an active violation related to this issue as of February 2023.

During the same month, the Department of Buildings received an unsafe report regarding the facade. The property has undergone regular rodent inspections since 2018, with passing results in all inspections, including the most recent one in January 2025. Although there was a rat sighting reported in April 2024, this was determined to be an isolated incident. The building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestation, with no reported cases in the last seven annual filings from 2019 to 2025.

A set of Housing Maintenance Code violations was issued in May 2022 related to missing required notices in the first-story public hall, including the inspection certificate frame and heating system information. Recent permit activity shows consistent maintenance and improvement work being conducted, including several emergency work permits issued between 2018 and 2020. The building's management appears to be responsive to inspection requirements, as evidenced by the prompt correction of some violations and the consistent passing of rodent inspections. The property's conditions show a mixture of historical challenges and adherence to regulatory requirements, with particular attention needed to address the active facade safety violation.