218 West 104th Street, Manhattan, NY 10025

218 West 104th Street is a 5-story, 10-unit residential building located in the Upper West Side, owned by Bml Realty Corp and constructed in 1926 as an Old Law Tenement. The building has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues throughout 2025, with multiple emergency complaints filed between April and June 2025, all of which were closed after conditions were reportedly corrected.

The building has also had several significant maintenance violations, including an open Department of Buildings violation from April 2023 regarding failure to file the 2022 external low pressure inspection. During 2023-2024, Apartment 4A had multiple violations requiring attention, including missing hot water, missing smoke detectors, and non-compliant self-closing doors, though these violations were subsequently certified as corrected. The building's maintenance history shows a pattern of heat-related issues, with multiple complaints in 2025 alone.

Prior to this year, there were several infrastructure concerns addressed in 2024, including electrical outlet repairs needed in public areas. The property has maintained a generally good record regarding pest control, with no reported bedbug infestations in the past three years (2021-2024), and rodent inspections in 2024 and 2023 passed successfully, though there were some concerns noted in earlier years (2020-2021). The building's management has demonstrated compliance with most Housing Maintenance Code violations, as evidenced by timely certification of corrections, though the persistent heat and hot water issues in 2025 suggest ongoing concerns with building systems.