176 East 108th Street, Manhattan, NY 10029

176 East 108th Street is a four-unit, four-story Old Law Tenement building located in East Harlem, constructed in 1910 and currently owned by Mordechia Mittelman. The property has experienced persistent rodent issues over the past five years, with the most recent inspections in May and June 2025 confirming rat activity, following a pattern of varied compliance results since 2020.

The building's history reveals four documented rat sightings in 2020, multiple inspections by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and several 311 service requests related to rodent issues during that period. The property has maintained an active compliance record regarding bedbug reporting, with no infestations reported on all filings from 2019 through 2024, and the building successfully passed multiple rodent inspections between 2020-2024, despite the recent rat activity findings. Significant events include a construction safety incident in 2020 that resulted in a Partial Stop Work Order for exterior work, with penalties of $1,250 for compromised scaffold safety.

The building has had consistent compliance with Housing Maintenance Code requirements for bedbug reporting, with no violations recorded in recent years. Two exterior work permits were issued in 2020 (Job Number 140885031), with permits granted for work related to the property's maintenance needs. The most recent comprehensive review of building conditions shows an active rodent control program, though recent findings indicate ongoing challenges with pest management in 2025.