183 Claremont Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10027

183 Claremont Avenue is a 6-story, 62-unit Class A residential building constructed in 1941, currently owned by Rick Herman. The building has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years, with multiple complaints and violations related to heat and hot water problems, particularly during early 2025 when multiple tenants reported inadequate heating and hot water systems across several apartments. More recent concerns have emerged regarding moisture-related problems, with multiple complaints about mold and water leaks in 2025, though HPD inspections were unable to be completed in these cases.

The property has also had noteworthy safety and habitability concerns, including violations in Apartment 2K (in 2024) for missing smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and an infestation of roaches documented during a 2024 inspection. The building's maintenance history shows recurring issues with building systems and infrastructure, including multiple heat and hot water complaints across various apartments throughout 2024-2025, various repair needs in Apartment 2F, and multiple incidents requiring elevator inspections between 2019-2022. While the building has consistently passed routine rodent inspections in 2023 and 2025, a failed inspection for rat activity was noted in April 2024.

The Department of Buildings has recorded several violations over the years, including an "unsafe report" in 2022 and documentation of elevator defects in 2019. However, the building has maintained a clean record for bedbug infestations since 2019, with no reported cases in recent years. The fire safety systems in the building have required periodic attention, with multiple violations requiring repairs to self-closing doors in common areas and concerns about the overall building maintenance systems evidenced through various service requests and official complaints.