Small Upper West Side walk-up with prompt leak closures, alongside commercial food venting and night noise on surrounding blocks.
A 10-unit Upper West Side walk-up built in 1887 that sold for $2.6M in March 2021, ending long-term family ownership by the Roitmans. Operating under 28 West 85th Street LLC, the building carries zero open violations, though internal leaks and neighborhood venting require a closer look. Three things to know:
Tenants reported recurring internal water leaks and mold across mid-to-late 2025. Tenant calls in June and November 2025 detailed slow water leaks, mold, paint and plaster issues, and bathtub plumbing. Every ticket was closed without producing an open violation, but the grouping points to moisture traveling between apartments.
Food establishment complaints on surrounding blocks indicate potential commercial exhaust bleed. Within three blocks, 9 food establishment complaints were logged in the last year, with the most recent filed September 6, 2026. While not logged against this specific front door, ground-floor dining exhausts along the block can bleed odors into lower-floor apartments and rear shaftways.
Commercial noise and late-night party calls dominate the surrounding streetscape. Commercial noise complaints reached 120 calls within three blocks over the last year, heavily dominated by 91 loud music and party reports along with 23 banging calls. The building keeps clear of direct noise filings, but the surrounding blockface carries active evening energy.
Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:
28 West 85th Street is a 10-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1011980143). This building is associated with 28 West 85 Street LLC. Brix tracks 0 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1887, this walk-up apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Tenants have filed 34 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed November 21, 2025.
The building last changed hands on December 20, 2023, according to recorded deeds.
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