61 West 106th Street, Manhattan, NY 10025

The 6-story, 24-unit New Law Tenement building at 61 West 106th Street, owned by Yecheskel Eisenbach, has experienced recurring maintenance issues throughout 2024, most notably with significant pest infestations. The most recent complaints, filed in July 2024, documented ongoing problems with pests, including multiple violation citations from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD).

Additional recent concerns include building security and communication systems, with violations related to the bell/buzzer/intercom system recorded in multiple incidents throughout 2024, including an open violation cited in August 2024 regarding the defective system between the building entrance and a south wall panel in the kitchen of Unit 2C. The building has faced several basic habitability challenges in recent years, including a heat and hot water complaint in February 2024 (which HPD could not verify access for inspection), a heavy water leak reported in January 2024, and emergency mold issues identified in January 2024. The property has also maintained an active rodent control program throughout 2024, with multiple inspections and bait applications documented between August and October 2024, showing persistent rodent activity.

While there have been some improvements noted, such as the timely resolution of various building code violations (including the repair of safety devices in Unit 2C), the frequency and nature of reported issues suggest ongoing maintenance challenges. Interestingly, despite the building's age (constructed in 1908), there have been no reported bedbug incidents since 2020, and previous infestations appear to have been resolved according to official filings. The building's history includes two violations related to combustible waste materials in 2020, though these were resolved, and there was one instance of construction safety compliance citation in 2020.