16 West 101st Street, Manhattan, NY 10025

The six-story, 19-unit tenement building at 16 West 101st Street, owned by Rick Baez and constructed in 1920, is currently experiencing significant heating system issues, with multiple housing maintenance code complaints about heat and hot water problems throughout the building occurring in May 2025. These complaints, which were classified as emergencies, have been closed, though one remains open as of May 2025. The building has had consistent problems with its heating system, as evidenced by past Department of Buildings complaints in 2021 regarding boiler issues and a heating system violation.

Housing Maintenance Code violations from late 2024 indicate various maintenance issues, particularly in apartment 23, including problems with plaster surfaces, floor tiles, window counterbalances, and wood subflooring. Additionally, there are open violations from 2024 regarding defective fire retardant materials at the roof bulkhead and a broken wash basin in apartment 33. The property has a mixed history of pest management, with no bedbug infestations reported in the last three years (2021-2024), though there were three documented cases in 2019-2020 that were reportedly eradicated.

Rodent inspections show a generally successful management history, with the latest inspections in 2022 and 2024 passing without issues, though there were indications of rat activity in early 2021. The building's safety features include some violations that are not yet resolved, such as a defective self-closing entrance door reported in October 2024. The property's heating system appears to be a recurring issue requiring ongoing attention, while other maintenance concerns have been addressed intermittently, as shown by the mixture of open and closed violations throughout 2024-2025.