206 West 109th Street, Manhattan, NY 10025
206 West 109th Street is a 6-story, 25-unit New Law Tenement building located in Manhattan's Upper West Side, owned by Joshua Gotlib and constructed in 1920. The building has experienced several recurring maintenance issues in recent years, particularly in 2025, when multiple complaints were filed regarding unsanitary conditions, including pest infestations, heat and hot water problems, and various maintenance issues including plumbing and electrical appliance concerns. Notably, inspection attempts by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) for several of these complaints were unsuccessful due to lack of access.
The building has maintained a regular schedule of rodent inspections, with all 11 inspections from 2021 to 2025 passing successfully, indicating effective pest control programs. Previous violations in 2024 were primarily concentrated in Apartment 3A, involving issues such as pest infestations (mice and roaches), plumbing problems, and various maintenance issues including defects in plaster surfaces, bathroom fixtures, and the intercom system. The building's recent history shows a pattern of maintenance issues, particularly related to heat and hot water systems, as evidenced by multiple complaints and violations.
A significant number of service requests in 2025 (including in March-May 2025) indicate persistent building maintenance challenges. While the building has successfully passed all rodent inspections, the failure of HPD inspectors to gain access during multiple attempts to investigate complaints in 2025 raises concerns about resident responsiveness to inspection requests. The Department of Buildings has recorded two significant complaints - regarding boiler issues in 2024 and illegal hotel rooms in 2019 - though in both cases inspectors were unable to gain access for inspection. Despite these issues, the building's bedbug reporting history shows minimal infestation activity, with only one documented case in 2022 out of eight annual reports from 2018-2025.
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Building Characteristics
Total units | 25 |
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Year built | 1920 |
Total area | 17004 sq ft |
Floors | 6 |
Tax Abatements | None |
Building Class | NEW LAW TENEMENT |

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