55 West 105th Street, Manhattan, NY 10025

55 West 105th Street is a 5-story, 20-unit old law tenement building located in Manhattan's Upper West Side, built in 1900 and currently owned by Thomas Rohlman. The building has experienced recurring maintenance issues over the past several years, with the most recent complaints in 2024 and 2023 specifically noting mold problems. Notably, there have been multiple complaints regarding heat and hot water issues, including a significant incident in late 2021 where inspectors were unable to access apartments, and violations regarding inadequate heating were documented in 2018.

Safety concerns have also been documented, including a 2019 fire escape complaint and general ventilation issues. The building has a history of pest-related problems, with multiple reports of rodents and other pests between 2018 and 2021, though recent inspections in 2022, 2023, and 2024 passed rat inspections, showing improvement in this area. The property has undergone several inspections and received various permits, particularly in 2018, when multiple emergency work permits were issued.

While there were multiple complaints about illegal activities in 2018, these were investigated and no violations were found. The building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbugs, with zero reported incidents in the past seven consecutive years from 2019 to 2025. Recent inspections have not revealed any major violations, and regular rodent inspections conducted between 2018 and 2024 show a pattern of passing compliance, though there was one instance of rat activity noted in 2022. The Department of Buildings has recorded two recent complaints in 2025 regarding illegal hotel rooms and a defective boiler, though inspectors were unable to gain access during these inspections.