425 West 205th Street, Manhattan, NY 10034

The six-story, 72-unit building at 425 West 205th Street in Inwood, owned by Isidoros Sfikas, has experienced recurring heating and hot water issues in recent years, with multiple building-wide outages reported through both 311 service requests and Housing Maintenance Code complaints between 2024 and 2025. Most notably, in May 2025, there were multiple emergency complaints regarding heat and hot water problems affecting the entire building, and violations were issued following HPD inspections.

The building has also faced other significant maintenance challenges, including electrical issues (a power outage in January 2025), plumbing problems, and a notable series of violations in Apartment 6M documented in July 2024, which included concerns about mold, peeling paint, and leaky faucets. The property has an active violation from June 2024 for failing to submit an Elevator Inspection Report (EER) as required, and was previously cited in 2019 for multiple construction and scaffold safety violations during facade work that resulted in several monetary penalties.

Despite these challenges, there have been no recent reports of bedbug or rodent infestations, with the most recent bedbug filings (2022-2024) showing zero infested units, and the building has consistently passed all rodent inspections, with the most recent passing inspection occurring in October 2024. The building's history includes a documented elevator service issue in 2019, though this was resolved without finding any violations at the time of inspection. While the property has maintained basic compliance with health and safety inspections, the recurring heating system problems and various maintenance violations indicate ongoing challenges with building infrastructure and systems management.