956 Madison Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10021

The five-story, six-unit building at 956 Madison Avenue, built in 1878 and currently owned by Steven Georges, has experienced several significant maintenance issues over the past few years, with the most recent cluster of problems occurring in late 2024. December 2024 saw multiple emergency complaints related to heat/hot water and electrical issues, including reports of building-wide heat problems, power outages, no lighting, and intercom system failures.

While some heat and hot water issues were reportedly resolved upon inspection, access to many units was not granted during HPD inspections, leading to prolonged complaint handling times. The building is also subject to regular oversight, as evidenced by bedbug monitoring and rodent inspections; however, all bedbug filings from 2019 through 2024 indicate zero infested units, and rodent inspections consistently passed in recent years. Three Housing Maintenance Code violations were noted between 2021-2024 regarding the failure to file annual bedbug reports, though these were ultimately closed.

The Department of Buildings recorded a violation in April 2023 for failure to file the 2022 external low-pressure inspection, but this was dismissed by October of the same year. Most recently, a December 2024 complaint regarding an illegal/improper vent/exhaust was closed with no violations warranted at the time of inspection. The building's maintenance history shows periodic issues with building systems, particularly heating and electrical infrastructure, though many age-related systems are actively maintained as demonstrated by regular inspection compliance.