85 West 104th Street, Manhattan, NY 10025

85 West 104th Street is a 5-story, 16-unit residential building located in Manhattan's Upper West Side. Built in 1925 and classified as an Old Law Tenement, the property has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years, most notably two heat/hot water emergencies in January 2024 that affected the entire building. The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) was unable to gain access for full inspections during these incidents.

The building also has an unresolved Environmental Control Board violation from May 2023 related to work done without a permit, specifically concerning electrical work for window AC units, which carries a penalty of $625. Moreover, there were multiple HPD complaints in late 2020 regarding various maintenance issues including water leaks, flooring, cabinets, and wall conditions, though these were all closed with no violations issued. The building has maintained a good record regarding bedbug infestations, with all annual reports since 2021 indicating zero infested or re-infested dwelling units.

Rodent inspections have generally shown satisfactory results, with the most recent inspection in July 2025 resulting in a failure for "Other Reasons," though specific details are not provided in the records. The property has experienced some food safety-related issues in the past, with a food poisoning complaint in December 2023 and a rodent/insect/garbage complaint in 2021, both of which were addressed according to the records. The building's violation history shows consistent compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, with no reported infestations in the past four years, and all previous violations have been closed, including a Class C violation in 2021 related to self-closing doors in apartment 2B, which was certified as corrected.