61 East 97th Street, Manhattan, NY 10029

61 East 97th Street is a 6-story, 24-unit New Law Tenement building located in East Harlem and owned by Thomas Ahn. The building, constructed in 1920, has experienced several notable maintenance and safety issues over the past five years.

Most recently, in early 2025, there was a complaint regarding building shaking and structural stability concerns, though inspections found no violations. The building has faced ongoing pest management challenges, as evidenced by the bedbug reporting history from 2019 through 2024, which shows consistent reporting periods with zero infested units, suggesting effective management of this particular issue. The property has a mixed record of rodent prevention and response, with the most recent inspections in 2025 showing a passed inspection in May 2025 following a January 2025 inspection that noted rat activity.

The building's garbage and recycling storage areas have been a recurring issue, with an unsanitary conditions complaint filed in May 2022 and subsequently closed in May 2023, though no violations were recorded following HPD inspection. The building's rodent inspection history shows some fluctuations between passed inspections and periods of rat activity, particularly in late 2022 and 2024, while most inspections from 2019 onward have shown compliance. The property's overall maintenance record suggests ongoing monitoring and responsive management to both pest and structural concerns, with particular attention required to the building's waste management areas and occasional rodent activity.