12 West 101st Street, Manhattan, NY 10025

12 West 101st Street is a 6-story, 19-unit New Law Tenement building constructed in 1900, currently owned by Harlem Valley HDFC. The property has experienced recurring issues with heat and hot water, with multiple building-wide complaints reported through 311 between October 2023 and January 2025, though many inspections were not completed due to lack of access.

There have been several general cooking gas complaints in late 2023 and late 2024, with at least one violation issued for inadequate gas supply to kitchen fixtures in apartment 7. Safety concerns have also been recorded, including a broken/missing window guard in August 2023 and a smoke detector issue in May 2023 resulting in violations. The building's maintenance history indicates persistent boiler and heating system challenges, with multiple complaints about defective/inoperative boilers between 2018 and 2022, including an oil leak and other boiler-related violations in late 2022.

Apartment 13 has been consistently cited for various maintenance issues, including problems with plastered surfaces, paint, and bathroom fixtures, though these violations were certified as corrected in 2024. Recent inspections have shown no bedbug infestations since 2019, and rodent inspections have consistently passed since 2018, though there were rat activity findings in early 2017. While many violations and complaints have been addressed and closed, the building continues to experience periodic issues with basic services like heating and hot water, as well as maintenance challenges that occasionally prevent proper inspections from being conducted.