53 West 104th Street, Manhattan, NY 10025

The five-story, 10-unit Old Law Tenement building at 53 West 104th Street, owned by Lan Yin Weber and constructed in 1920, has experienced several recurring maintenance issues over the past two years, with the most significant being a persistent pattern of heat and hot water complaints. From November 2024 through early 2025, there were multiple documented instances of inadequate heating and hot water issues affecting various apartments, with inspections resulting in violations for apartments 2A and 4A.

The building has also faced safety concerns, most notably with its fire escape in April 2024, though access issues prevented proper inspection at that time. In late 2024, significant safety violations were documented in apartment 4A, including defective smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors, though these were certified as corrected by December 2024. The property has a relatively clean record regarding pest control, with no documented bedbug infestations in any of the annual reports since 2019, and has consistently passed all rodent inspections from 2015 through 2025.

Recent complaints in early 2025 regarding smoking in non-smoking areas were addressed by the NYC Health Department. Several building systems and safety features have required attention, including window frames (2024), a broken intercom system (2024), and various heating system failures, though most issues have been addressed through either corrections or inspections. The building has maintained compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, consistently showing zero infestation or eradication cases on annual filings.