106 West 142nd Street, Manhattan, NY 10030

106 West 142nd Street is a 6-story, 18-unit residential building located in Harlem, owned by Sheila Dotson and constructed in 1920 as a New Law Tenement. The property has experienced persistent heating and hot water system issues throughout 2025, evidenced by multiple emergency complaints from February to April 2025, including at least one recent mold issue reported in April 2025 requiring unsafe mold cleanup.

The building has been under scrutiny for various maintenance concerns over the past year, including multiple open violations from December 2024 in Apartment 3A related to pest infestations (roaches and mice), defective smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and heating system problems affecting Apartments 2C and 6C. The building's history includes some infrastructure concerns, with two building vibration complaints recorded in 2018 and 2024 that were investigated and found to have no violations. While the property has passed multiple rodent inspections between 2022 and 2025, there were instances of rat activity noted in April 2023.

The building's bedbug reporting history from 2020-2022 shows no reported infestations. Recent inspections in 2024 and 2025 have consistently revealed heating system issues, though rodent inspections have generally been successful in demonstrating compliance with health codes, with the exception of one failure for "Other Reasons" in May 2023. The building's management has faced challenges in addressing tenant complaints, as indicated by multiple cases where inspectors were unable to gain access to verify heating system problems, leading to numerous duplicate complaints being filed by tenants.