83 West 104th Street, Manhattan, NY 10025

The four-story, four-unit building at 83 West 104th Street, owned by Manoochehr Haimof, has existed since 1900 and shows a concerning pattern of maintenance issues in recent years. Most notably, there was a heat and hot water emergency reported in December 2024 affecting the entire building, though Housing Preservation and Development was unable to gain access for verification. The building has accumulated multiple active Department of Buildings violations in 2023-2024 for failing to file required internal and external high-pressure inspections for the years 2021-2023. This suggests possible neglect of essential safety equipment maintenance.

While the building has maintained proper bedbug reporting with zero infestations recorded in the past two years (2023-2025), it has repeatedly failed to meet the annual deadline for submitting bedbug reports in previous years (2021-2022). On a more positive note, regular rodent inspections since 2015 have all been passed, indicating that pest control measures are generally effective. However, with multiple unresolved violations and recent complaints about heat and hot water issues, there are significant concerns about the building's current maintenance standards and systems reliability. The bedbug reporting records demonstrate compliance with current regulations, showing no infestation cases in the most recent filing period (2024-2025) and the previous two periods.

Rodent inspections have consistently passed since 2015, suggesting effective pest management over the years. While the building experienced a heat and hot water emergency in December 2024, which was investigated but could not be verified due to access issues, the most pressing concerns appear to be the active high-pressure inspection violation citations from 2023-2024. The building has a mixed maintenance record, with more recent violations relating to safety equipment inspection requirements taking precedence in terms of potential resident impact. While there have been no recorded complaints about heat or hot water since the 2024 incident, the pattern of violations suggests ongoing concerns about building systems maintenance. Regular rodent inspections and the zero infestation rates in recent bedbug reports demonstrate some level of consistent property management, though these should not overshadow the significance of the recent heating system issues and unresolved high-pressure inspection violations.