25 East 124th Street, Manhattan, NY 10035

The seven-story, 36-unit Old Law Tenement building at 25 East 124th Street in East Harlem, owned by Smajlje Srdanovic and constructed in 1915, has experienced significant maintenance issues in recent years. Most notably, there are currently two open emergency door-related complaints filed in March 2025, and several recent health and maintenance concerns emerged simultaneously in March 2025, including plumbing issues, wall conditions requiring paint/plaster work, and pest infestations, all of which received HPD violations.

The building has a documented history of pest problems, with multiple violations related to roach and mouse infestations in various apartments (notably in Apartments A and 6C in 2024 and 2023 respectively), and rodent activity has been consistently recorded in inspections from 2015 through 2021. Elevator issues have been a recurring theme, with multiple complaints about service interruptions between 2018-2022, leading to violations and penalties for failure to comply with cease use orders. The building has also faced challenges with heating and hot water systems, with complaints in December 2022 concerning both apartment-specific and building-wide service problems, though these were subsequently resolved.

Housing Maintenance Code violations and repairs have been documented across multiple units, including issues with flooring, plumbing, and wall conditions. While the building shows active violations related to its energy efficiency score display (as of 2021) and a FISP Cycle 8A Technical Report filing failure (also 2021), there have been no bedbug infestations reported in the past three years (2021-2024), suggesting improvement in this particular area. The property has maintained regular compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, showing no units requiring eradication or exhibiting re-infestation patterns since 2019.