101 East 116th Street, Manhattan, NY 10029

The 48-unit, 6-story building at 101 East 116th Street in East Harlem, owned by Victor Torres, has experienced several significant maintenance and safety issues in recent years, with the most pressing concerns being rodent activity and building systems. As of July 2025, the building is subject to multiple active Department of Buildings (DOB) complaints regarding Local Law 188/17 Compliance Inspections, with inspectors having been unable to gain access during several inspection attempts between July and August 2024.

The building has a documented pattern of rodent inspections, with the most recent inspection in July 2025 passing, though there have been multiple instances of rat activity noted in earlier inspections, including a March 2023 complaint that resulted in Health Department violations requiring follow-up inspections. The building has experienced various infrastructure issues in recent years, including construction lead dust (March 2023), heating system problems (January 2022), and multiple elevator-related complaints. Notably, there were three active elevator violation cases in 2024, one of which was resolved with an oath violation served.

The building's systems and maintenance record shows a mixture of resolved and ongoing issues, with several complaints resulting in no violations being found upon inspection. In late 2023, the building received several "failure to certify correction" violations related to immediately hazardous conditions, though these were subsequently dismissed in 2024. The property has undergone some maintenance work, as evidenced by permits issued in April 2019 for plumbing and electrical work, but the frequency of recent complaints suggests ongoing maintenance challenges.