971 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10025

The 8-unit, 5-story tenement building at 971 Amsterdam Avenue, built in 1915 and owned by Naftoli Leiner, has experienced several significant maintenance and safety issues in recent years. Most notably, there are currently three open complaints regarding unsanitary garbage/recycling storage conditions as of February 2025. The building has a documented history of pest control challenges, with multiple complaints about infestations in 2022 and 2023, including mice and roaches, though recent rodent inspections in 2024, 2023, and earlier have passed.

In 2022, several violations were recorded in apartment 5N, including issues with a leaking ceiling, defective plaster surfaces, a missing carbon monoxide detector, and noted infestations, all of which were certified as corrected by June 2022. More recent building concerns include a 2023 violation related to the failure to file the 2021 External Low Pressure Inspection, which remains active as of 2025. The building has maintained regular bedbug reporting, with no reported infestations in the last three annual filings (2022-2024), though there were confirmed cases in 2019-2020 and 2018-2019.

The property has a pattern of garbage management issues, as evidenced by multiple unsanitary condition complaints throughout 2024-2025, which have not yet been resolved. While past issues related to mold, pests, and various appliances were addressed and closed in 2023, the persistent nature of the current sanitation complaints suggests ongoing maintenance challenges. The building's history also shows compliance with regular rodent inspections from 2017 through 2024, with most inspections resulting in passing grades, though bait was applied during several inspections in 2017, indicating a previous rodent control program.