311 West 111th Street, Manhattan, NY 10026

The 7-story, 28-unit tenement building at 311 West 111th Street, owned by Joel Goldstein and dating back to 1900, has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues in recent months, with four separate complaints about these utilities between February and April 2025, some resulting in emergency HPD interventions. Multiple building system concerns have been documented in 2025 alone, including open complaints for paint/plaster issues, plumbing (toilet), electrical wiring, door problems, flooring issues, and various maintenance matters, some of which HPD inspectors determined did not violate housing laws.

The building's elevator system has been a persistent concern, with multiple complaints about single device operation and alternate service failures recorded between 2018 and 2024, though inspections generally found no violations at the time of their checks. Recent violations specific to unit 7D (from September 2024) indicate critical safety concerns, including missing carbon monoxide detectors and various maintenance issues such as a broken sink cabinet, defective door knob, bathroom plumbing problems, and light switch issues.

The building has documented rat activity in several inspections between 2021 and 2025, though most recent rodent inspections have shown varied compliance results. Notably, there have been no reported bedbug infestations in the past five years, with all annual filings showing zero infested units. The property still has active DOB violations as of 2023 regarding failure to file mandatory inspections, and there are outstanding ECB violations related to elevator door lock monitoring requirements and previous compliance orders from 2020 and 2021, with penalties levied for non-compliance.