169 East 115th Street, Manhattan, NY 10029

169 East 115th Street is a 4-story, 8-unit Old Law Tenement building constructed in 1910 in East Harlem, currently owned by Victor Genao. The building has experienced persistent heating and hot water issues over the past several years, with multiple emergency complaints filed between 2022 and 2025 regarding system failures affecting the entire building.

Most recently, in April 2025, HPD responded to another heat/hot water complaint but was unable to gain access for inspection. The building has also faced several other significant maintenance challenges, including water leak problems documented in late 2021, and violations related to smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector functionality in Apartment 3 from March 2022. The property has open Housing Maintenance Code violations as of 2023-2024 related to bedbug report filings, and multiple active Department of Buildings violations for failure to file required low pressure inspection reports between 2019 and 2023.

Apartment 3 was found to have multiple maintenance issues in March 2022, including problems with water leaks, mold, and various bathroom fixture deficiencies, though some of these violations were subsequently closed. The building has undergone regular rodent inspections, with the most recent ones in 2024-2025 showing passed results, though there were indications of rat activity in early 2023. While the building has experienced recurring heat system problems and has multiple open violations, recent rodent inspections indicate improved control measures are in place, as evidenced by multiple "passed" results in 2024-2025 following earlier issues.