156 East 85th Street, Manhattan, NY 10028

This 24-unit, 4-story Old Law Tenement building at 156 East 85th Street, constructed in 1910 and currently owned by Nicolas Loizou, has experienced recurring maintenance issues over recent years, particularly concerning heating systems and water supply. As of May 2025, there is an open complaint regarding unsanitary conditions related to pests, which remains unresolved. The building has faced multiple heating and hot water issues, with recent incidents in January 2025 affecting both entire building and individual apartments, though these were reported as resolved.

Similar heating outages were documented in late 2022 and 2019, suggesting an ongoing systemic problem. Water-related issues have also been persistent, with multiple complaints between 2019-2020 regarding plumbing and water supply problems, including a slow leak and mold situation in October 2020. The building's maintenance record shows some concerning violations, including a February 2019 citation for inadequate heat supply to apartment 2E and another for restricted access to the heating system boiler room.

While the Department of Buildings investigated complaints of illegal hotel rooms in 2019 and electrical wiring issues in 2020, no violations were warranted at the time of inspection. On a positive note, bedbug and rodent inspections have shown consistent compliance, with the most recent rodent inspection in June 2024 passing successfully, and there have been no reported bedbug infestations in the past five years. While the building has addressed many of its maintenance issues through HPD interventions and inspections, the recurring nature of heating and water system complaints suggests ongoing technical challenges.