104 West 144th Street, Manhattan, NY 10030

104 West 144th Street is a 5-story, 15-unit New Law Tenement building in Harlem, constructed in 1920 and currently owned by Rick Gropper. The property has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues throughout 2025, with multiple emergency complaints filed between January and March 2025, affecting both individual apartments and the entire building.

Most recently, in March 2025, there is an open complaint regarding a door issue, while another heat-related complaint was closed after verification of correction. The building has consistently shown challenges with rodent infestations, as evidenced by multiple complaints and inspection results indicating "Rat Activity" in 2023 and 2024, with bait applications recorded in September 2024. In late 2024, several housing maintenance code violations were documented, primarily affecting apartment 5D, including problems with self-closing doors and pest infestations.

Other violations noted included accumulated refuse in public areas such as the 5th-floor hall and north yard. The building's maintenance history shows some positive trends, with pest control efforts being implemented and bedbug reports from 2021 through 2024 showing no infested units detected. An egress-related complaint from July 2021 was also recorded, though it was marked as "Access Denied – 2nd Attempt." While most recent inspection results regarding rodent activity have shown improvement, with "Passed" results in 2023, the property's ongoing heat/hot water complaints and periodic pest issues suggest continuing maintenance challenges.