building review

If you live in the building and pay market rent, you have valid complaints. If you pay a low rent stabilized rent that's the reason the landlord makes few if any improvements.

Hang on a minute. We can debate the effectiveness of the major capital improvement (MCI) rent increase process for stabilized units, but stabilization does not necessarily mean a lack of incentive for the landlord to invest, or that their maintenance obligation vanishes. Elevator safety is a serious issue, and heat and hot water are basics guaranteed by law; neither is something any landlord can shirk on the basis of rent stabilization laws.

uptown, I think the landlord is not violating the law:
The elevators have to be as per city code and this one may be grandfathered.
The degree of heat varies and the law only requires heating to 68 degrees (at night even lower) rather than 72+ most people are used to in NYC apartments.
Hot water taking long is different from no hot water.

Agreed, there is not enough information to judge whether these conditions are technically a violation, or compliant but risky or unpleasant. I meant more to push back generally against the concept that stabilized buildings and tenants don't deserve, or can't support, reasonably-functional required building services, as well as capital upgrades.

How will they get required return on investment for capital upgrades? That why landlords do what they can get away with while complying with the law. They have to squeeze every penny to make any money. Of course in socialist republic of NYC, people may fee differently.

sorry may feel.

Oh, how clever, the Socialist Republic of New York City. The most capitalist city on the globe and the toughest place to "make it" in the United States. But because we aren't Texas or Kansas ... give me a break, go back to wherever you came from that you think is better than this city.

When apartments are kept at half the market rate, you're not going to get much in the way of upkeep and renovations. Of course we don't know the specifics of this building and if it is primarily a rent stabilized building or market rate. Since it's a prewar I suspect many of the apartments are stabilized and some might be controlled.

i live in the building and pay market rent as many others do. there are some stabilized apartments for sure but that doesn't excuse having safety hazards such as elevator door slamming on people, strollers, kids, dogs... it also doesn't justify having windows which are so beyond repair and don't close properly, which were allegedly ordered to be repaired/replaced... There is plenty of heat, but it's all going right out the windows, which is the issue here. Whats you see is a revolving door of tents who pay market rent, because building is not maintained and when you pay rent you expect windows to close, hot water to reach your bathroom quickly and an elevator which does not pose safety hazard.

It seems your main gripes are the elevators, windows and hot water.

Since all elevators have to be inspected, I assume the inspectors deem the elevators to be safe.

"Elevators in New York City have to be inspected at least three times every two years and tested at least once a year. "

The hot water issue and windows seem more like nuisance issues. How long does it take to get hot water? Waiting for hot water can seem like a loooong time, even if it's only a minute.

The windows again seem like a nuisance issue, but none the less annoying.

If you are paying market rate, I'd say it's time to move.

124, For heat, you may want to talk to the management company. They can certainly fix the window gaps. Replacement to double pane is unlikely for one apartKent. I would move if I did not have adequate heat.