241 West 109th Street, Manhattan, NY 10025

241 West 109th Street is a 5-story, 16-unit old law tenement building constructed in 1920 and currently owned by 109th Affordable Housing LLC. The property has experienced recurring maintenance issues in the early months of 2025, with multiple complaints regarding unsanitary conditions and pests, heating problems, and door/window issues. Notably, there have been repeated reports of pest infestations, with open complaints from January 2025 still unresolved as of April 2025. The building has also faced challenges with heat and hot water supply, as evidenced by multiple complaints in February 2025, one of which resulted in violations being issued.

Additional concerns include a fire escape safety inspection in February 2025 that found no violations, but the building has documented issues with door security, as shown by violations related to the building entrance door latch set. The property's maintenance history reveals ongoing pest management requirements, with rodent activity recorded during inspections in 2023 and 2024. Apartment 1A has been the focus of multiple violations, which were addressed and certified as corrected by late 2024, including issues with smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, water leaks, and pest infestations. The building has an open illegal conversion complaint from April 2022, though the inspector was unable to gain access to investigate.

However, bedbug reports from 2021-2024 show minimal infestation cases, with only two units affected in the 2021-2022 period, and no reported cases in the last two years. Recent rodent inspections in early 2025 showed evidence of rat activity, though a compliance inspection in March 2025 passed. The building's infrastructure maintenance records from late 2024 show multiple Class B violations being addressed, including repairs to door security, window frames, plaster surfaces, and smoke detection systems. Permits for electrical and plumbing work were issued in March 2019, though no specific work details are provided in the records. The current open complaints regarding unsanitary conditions and pests from January 2025, as well as the building's history of heating issues, suggest ongoing maintenance challenges that require monitoring.