424 East 116th Street, Manhattan, NY 10029

The 6-story, 22-unit tenement building at 424 East 116th Street, owned by James Pisacano and dating back to 1900, has experienced significant and ongoing heating system challenges throughout 2024-2025. Most recently, in January 2025, there were multiple Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) complaints regarding heat and hot water issues affecting the entire building, with some inspections unable to gain access to verify conditions. These followed a December 2024 complaint during which HPD confirmed some corrections were made.

The building also has persistent violations related to low-pressure boiler inspections, with active violations dating from 2019-2024 showing failure to file required annual inspection reports. September 2024 inspections revealed multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations, including hot water delivery issues in apartments 4, 15, and 19, as well as a locked boiler room door and access notice requirements that were subsequently certified corrected. The property has undergone several rodent inspections and compliance checks between 2023 and 2025, with initial inspections showing rat activity in late 2023 and early 2024, though most recent inspections in 2024-2025 have passed.

Building maintenance issues have included problems with self-closing doors, both at the building entrance and within unit 19, and concerns about refuse accumulation in the rear yard. The building's heating system has been a recurring source of tenant complaints, with multiple emergency heat/hot water complaints filed throughout 2024-2025, though some have been resolved while others remain open. While the building has maintained a zero incidence of bedbug infestations according to official reports from 2019 through 2024, the ongoing heating system challenges and multiple active violations related to boiler inspections suggest areas requiring continued attention.