169 East 106th Street, Manhattan, NY 10029

The 6-unit, 4-story tenement building at 169 East 106th Street in East Harlem, owned by Derek Cohn, has experienced several notable issues over recent years, with the most concerning being multiple violations related to external low-pressure inspection filings. Between 2019 and 2022, the building received six active violations between November 2019 and April 2023 for failing to file required external low-pressure inspections, with the most recent violations issued in June 2023.

These violations remain active as of July 2025. In addition, there was a temporary heat and hot water issue in December 2020 that was reportedly resolved quickly. The building has experienced several health department interventions, including a food poisoning complaint in 2022 that was deemed an isolated incident, and various food establishment-related complaints between 2020 and 2024.

A 2021 indoor air quality complaint was referred to another agency for review. Despite these issues, the property has maintained a strong record in other areas, with consistent passing results in multiple rodent inspections conducted between 2020 and 2025, and no reported bedbug infestations in the past five years. The building's environmental control systems appear to be regularly monitored, as evidenced by the absence of recent complaints regarding heat, hot water, or air quality issues since the 2020 incident, though the active violations regarding external low-pressure inspections remain a notable concern.