1780 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10031

1780 Amsterdam Avenue, a 5-story, 15-unit old law tenement building constructed in 1910 and currently owned by Herminio Torres, has experienced significant ongoing maintenance issues, particularly regarding heat and hot water systems. Between January and April 2025 alone, there were at least 8 documented complaints about heat and hot water problems, with several resulting in violations being issued to the property owner. The building has also faced challenges with window maintenance, as evidenced by multiple complaints in February 2025 regarding window frames, some categorized as emergency issues.

Additionally, the property has an active violation from 2024 regarding failure to file external low pressure inspections, which appears to be part of a pattern of non-compliance with safety inspections, including a similar violation from 2019 related to boiler inspection failure. The building's history shows a pattern of pest control issues as well, with rodent inspections revealing rat activity in early 2025 and multiple bait applications throughout 2024. While the building has maintained a bedbug-free status according to the annual reports filed since 2018, the presence of rodent activity suggests ongoing maintenance challenges.

Previous violations from 2019 indicate past issues with window functionality in apartment 2C, including problems with multiple window panes and counterbalances. More recently, in 2023, there was a violation issued regarding an improperly supported window A/C unit on the second floor, though this appears to have been resolved with no penalty imposed. The building's owners have been cited multiple times for failing to file various required inspections between 2018 and 2023, including five consecutive violations for failing to file external low pressure inspections from 2018 to 2023.