531 West 145th Street, Manhattan, NY 10031

The five-story, 13-unit Old Law Tenement building at 531 West 145th Street, owned by Eric Anderson, has experienced significant maintenance challenges in 2025. Most notably, there have been multiple heat and hot water outages affecting the entire building, with complaints filed in both March and May 2025. The building has also faced recurring electrical issues, with four documented power outages in March 2025 alone, and violations issued for these conditions.

A December 2024 inspection revealed several Class C violations, including inadequate heating system access, inadequate heat supply, and hot water issues in Apartment 1R. The building's fire safety systems were found to have multiple deficiencies, including problems with self-closing doors and broken glass panes in the first-story vestibule area, which led to an active Environmental Control Board violation from July 2021 with a $500 penalty for failure to maintain the building in a compliant manner. Additionally, there are three active DOB violations from 2023-2024 related to failure to file external low-pressure inspections.

The building has also experienced pest control issues, with rodent sightings reported in 2025 and multiple bait applications conducted in July 2025. However, the property has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations, with no reported cases in the past five years (2019-2025). While some historical violations from earlier years have been resolved, the most pressing current issues appear to be the recurring heating system problems and the recent concerns about electrical reliability. The building, constructed in 1915, has undergone various inspections and received multiple service requests, indicating ongoing maintenance challenges in this historic structure.