856 West End Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10025

856 West End Avenue is a 4-story, 8-unit residential building located in Manhattan's Upper West Side, constructed in 1893 and currently owned by Alan Garfield. The building has experienced some maintenance issues in recent years, with the most significant problems occurring in 2023 when multiple violations were documented in apartment 3A, including defective smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, as well as ceiling plaster and paint issues that warranted open violations.

A notable violation from April 2024 concerns the annual bedbug report filing requirement, though no actual bedbug infestations have been reported in the building over the past several years, with the most recent bedbug report for the period ending October 2024 showing zero infested units. The building has experienced two significant water-related complaints in recent years: one in 2021 involving heavy flow conditions (which could not be inspected) and a more recent paint/plaster issue in September 2023 that resulted in HPD violations.

Despite these maintenance challenges, the building has demonstrated consistent rodent control success, passing all rodent inspections conducted between 2014 and August 2024. The property has a record of timely bedbug reporting compliance in recent years, with no documented infestations. The combination of open violations regarding safety systems (smoke and CO detectors) and moisture-related issues suggests some ongoing maintenance challenges, though the lack of pest infestations and successful rodent control indicate effective management in those areas.