There is some new information for tenants in one Washington Heights building who have been living without gas for several months now. NY1’s Susan Jhun filed this report.

No gas, means no home cooked meals for residents at 80 Fort Washington Avenue.

“It's $30, $40, $50 a day that we're spending unnecessarily,” says tenant Elisa Read.

A month ago we told you how gas to the building was shut off by Con Edison back in January due to a leak. 

At the time we contacted New Castle, management for the building, but didn't hear back. 

We found the building had 150 open violations and HPD spent $18,000 in emergency repairs. As a result, the issue was being referred to HPD’s Housing Litigation Division.

After our first story aired, tenants told us management finally started to address the situation.

“It took you guys to come over here and put pressure on them for them to even start the work,” says Read.

Now, a month later and residents tell us repairs still haven't been completed.

We finally heard back from New Castle and a spokesman said gas was turned off due to an abundance of caution when a routine inspection revealed substandard piping. He went on to say, New Castle is working vigorously with Con Ed to re-pipe the entire 100-year-old building and ensure safe delivery of gas to all the tenants. The spokesman said New Castle deeply regrets any inconvenience caused to its residents. He added, due to the extensive nature of the work, the contractor anticipates five more months of work before gas can be restored—a time frame HPD tells us is reasonable based on the scope of work.

In the meantime, New Castle is providing rent abatements retroactive to January when the gas was first shut off.

The spokesman told us the property manager will now hold monthly meetings to keep tenants informed of progress.

Additionally, the New Castle spokesman said management is the process of addressing all of the building's violations.

That offers hope for residents who simply want to make meal at home.

We will continue to follow this story.