216 West 108th Street, Manhattan, NY 10025

216 West 108th Street is a 5-story, 15-unit Old Law Tenement building built in 1900 and currently owned by Jay Silver. The property has experienced persistent rodent-related issues throughout 2025, with multiple DOHMH reports of rat sightings and conditions attracting rodents. The building is currently undergoing active rodent control measures, as evidenced by multiple bait applications from February through July 2025.

In June 2025, the building received several Housing Maintenance Code violations requiring attention to various issues, including doors/windows, flooring/stairs, and plumbing, with violations issued for conditions requiring owner correction. These violations followed an earlier inspection in October 2024 that documented maintenance issues in Apartment 4E, including problems with plastered surfaces, heat riser components, and bathroom ceiling repairs, though most of these violations have since been closed. The building has also faced sanitation challenges, particularly in relation to garbage/recycling storage, with an open violation from May 2025.

While the property received two emergency heat/hot water complaints in April 2025 that were closed, it should be noted that the building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbugs, with no reported infestations in the past five years. A Department of Buildings complaint regarding debris in January 2025 was resolved with an Oath Violation Served. The consistent pattern of rodent-related complaints and the recent spate of Housing Maintenance Code violations suggest ongoing maintenance challenges, though the building has successfully addressed several previous violations from 2024.