101 West 104th Street, Manhattan, NY 10025

The five-story, 10-unit tenement building at 101 West 104th Street, owned by Michael Riley and dating back to 1900, has experienced several significant maintenance issues over recent years. Most notably, the building has a documented history of food establishment-related concerns, including multiple complaints about rodents, insects, and garbage between 2019 and 2024. The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene handling these cases indicates that they were all administratively closed after being addressed, though they suggest ongoing sanitation challenges.

In March 2019, the building faced three emergency complaints regarding unsafe conditions: problems with mold, a fire escape, and flooring issues, all of which were verified as corrected by HPD within a few weeks. While there was a Housing Maintenance Code violation in 2022 concerning the filing of an annual bedbug report, the building's bedbug reporting from 2019 through 2025 shows no infestation history, with all reporting periods indicating zero infested or eradicated units. The building's rodent control efforts appear to be actively monitored, with inspections occurring regularly.

Most recently, inspections from 2024 and 2023 passed without issues, though there were documented instances of rat activity in June 2023 and May 2021, suggesting intermittent rodent challenges. The most recent complaint investigation in 2020 regarding a permit issue found no violations. It's worth noting that while many complaints have been resolved, the pattern of food establishment and rodent-related complaints suggests ongoing challenges with building maintenance and sanitation. The current bedbug report (as of May 2025) shows no recent issues, which marks a significant improvement compared to earlier years.