4 East 116th Street, Manhattan, NY 10029

4 East 116th Street is a three-story, two-family residential building located in East Harlem, owned by Mike Ma and constructed in 1910. The building has experienced several notable issues over the past five years, with the most recent incident occurring in June 2023 involving a smoking violation that was ultimately addressed and closed by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

In late 2019 and early 2020, there were significant maintenance concerns, including a heat/hot water emergency complaint that was not able to be inspected upon receipt, and a pest-related unsanitary condition complaint that was resolved following HPD intervention and verification of corrections. The building's documented history also includes a construction safety compliance issue in August 2020, which resulted in an OATH violation being served.

Furthermore, there was an important violation issued in November 2020 regarding the failure to certify correction on an immediately hazardous Class 1 ECB violation, though this was dismissed in May 2022 following the payment of the associated invoice. While the building has experienced multiple maintenance and compliance issues over the years, most have been resolved through appropriate regulatory channels, with no recent recurring problems noted in the past year.