309 East 104th Street, Manhattan, NY 10029

The 6-unit, 4-story tenement building at 309 East 104th Street in East Harlem, owned by Jack Almeleh, has experienced several significant events in recent years. Most notably, there was a heat and hot water emergency in December 2024, though these services were reportedly restored before inspection. The building has a documented history of bedbug reporting violations, with citations issued in 2021, 2022, and 2024 for failing to file annual bedbug reports as required by Housing Maintenance Code § HMC.

However, the bedbug filings themselves, covering the periods from 2019-2020 through 2023-2024, show consistently zero cases of infestation, eradication, or re-infestation in any dwelling units. The building's rodent inspection record presents a mixed picture; while inspections from 2018 through 2024 generally show passing results, there was one instance of rat activity detected in May 2023. The most recent rodent inspections in 2024 and 2025 both passed.

The property has maintained compliance with housing maintenance requirements in most areas, with the exception of the bedbug reporting violations. The building's age (constructed in 1910) and classification as an Old Law Tenement are consistent with its history, and while there have been periodic service issues, most have been promptly addressed. The repeated bedbug reporting violations appear to be an administrative issue rather than an indication of actual infestations, given the consistent zero infestation counts in the official reports.