524 West 123rd Street, Manhattan, NY 10027

The 5-story, 10-unit residential building at 524 West 123rd Street, owned by Margaret Brunn and constructed in 1926, has experienced significant maintenance challenges in recent years. Most notably, there was a concerning pattern of heat and hot water issues in early 2025, with multiple emergency complaints filed between December 2024 and January 2025 regarding inadequate heating and hot water affecting both individual apartments and the entire building. While some of these complaints were verified through inspections, access issues complicated others, though building violations were subsequently confirmed in apartment 4E.

More recently, in 2025, there have been additional concerns with stair conditions noted in June, though HPD found no housing law violations upon inspection. The building has also faced serious ownership and compliance issues, particularly regarding illegal conversions and occupancy violations. Records indicate multiple complaints between late 2023 and 2025 concerning unauthorized conversions and illegal hotel room operations, especially affecting apartment 4W on the 4th floor.

These violations resulted in multiple active ECB violations as of August 2024, with significant penalties imposed for failure to comply with vacate orders and for defacing posted violation notices. The property has also demonstrated recurring pest management challenges, with multiple rat activity reports between 2023 and 2025, though recent inspections in mid-2025 indicated some improvement in conditions, with bait application noted. Notably, the building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations, with all annual reports from 2019 through 2025 showing zero affected units.