1274 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10027

The 10-unit, 5-story building at 1274 Amsterdam Avenue in Morningside Heights, owned by Margaret Brunn, has experienced significant and ongoing maintenance challenges since early 2025. The most pressing issue has been a series of heating and hot water service problems, with seven emergency complaints filed between February and March 2025, resulting in multiple inspections by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). During March 2025 alone, there were ten separate heating complaints, including one instance where HPD confirmed inadequate heat or hot water conditions through apartment inspections.

The building also appears to have persistent rodent issues, with multiple inspections and bait applications recorded throughout 2024 and 2025, including open violations for rodent infestation in the basement and front area as of July 2024. Historical records show some structural and safety concerns, including a 2023 violation related to the boiler system, specifically a hole in the flue piping that created an air hazard in the boiler room, for which a $1,250 penalty was imposed. Prior to 2025, the building had demonstrated compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, showing no infestations between 2019 and 2024.

Inspection records from 2025 indicate repeated rodent activity, as evidenced by compliance inspection results, though bait was applied regularly in response to these findings. The building's basic infrastructure, constructed in 1905 as a New Law tenement, has shown typical aging-related maintenance issues, with various violations related to refuse accumulation, building entrance door repairs, and public hall maintenance documented between 2023 and 2024, though many of these have been marked as closed upon correction. While recent heating and pest control efforts suggest management is actively addressing these issues, the frequency and nature of complaints indicate ongoing challenges with building systems and maintenance.