158 East 100th Street, Manhattan, NY 10029

The 12-unit, 6-story residential building at 158 East 100th Street in East Harlem, owned by Gary Pai, was constructed in 2004 and has experienced several recurring maintenance issues over the past three years. Most notably, there have been three heat and hot water complaints between 2023-2024, including a building-wide outage in November 2023 and an apartment-only issue in April 2024, though all were eventually resolved. The most recent incident involved a slow water leak reported in May 2025.

Fall 2023 brought multiple building concerns, with violations issued for door-related issues and unsanitary conditions, including two pest-related violations and a garbage/recycling storage problem. The building has an active bedbug compliance requirement, with open violations from 2021-2024 regarding annual bedbug reporting. Additional historical concerns include two illegal hotel room complaints (2019, 2024) where inspectors were unable to gain access, and an elevator service violation that resulted in an Oath violation being served in 2019.

However, the building has consistently passed rodent inspections from 2017 through 2025, including the most recent inspection in March 2025. While many maintenance issues have been addressed through the proper channels, the recurrence of heat/hot water problems and the persistence of bedbug reporting violations indicate ongoing management challenges. The building's last major systems upgrade would be the 2004 construction date, suggesting some infrastructure may be approaching typical replacement age for major building systems.