152 East 105th Street, Manhattan, NY 10029

The three-story, 11-unit building at 152 East 105th Street in East Harlem, owned by Eli Neustein and constructed in 1900, is currently experiencing multiple concerning issues as of 2025. Most notably, there are recurring problems with heat and hot water, with emergency complaints in both February and April 2025 indicating inadequate service throughout the entire building.

Apartment 7, in particular, has multiple open violations from October 2024 related to plumbing issues, including a problematic sink drainage system, defective doors, and several maintenance problems. The building has also had several illegal conversion and plumbing work complaints in early 2025, though inspections were often marked as "unable to gain access." Recent inspections and violations reveal significant maintenance challenges, including multiple open violations regarding roof leaks affecting public areas and the community bathroom on the third floor, as well as issues with fire retardant material in the ceiling.

The building's owner has active violations related to failure to file required low-pressure inspection reports from 2019 through 2023. While the building has passed recent rodent inspections, with the most recent passing result from July 2025, there have been two "failed for other reasons" results in 2024 and 2023. On a positive note, the building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations, with zero reported cases in the past three reporting periods from 2023 to 2025.