1996 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10032

1996 Amsterdam Avenue, a 6-story New Law tenement building located in Washington Heights, was constructed in 1907 and currently contains 25 rental units. The building has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues, with multiple complaints documented between late 2023 and 2024, affecting both individual apartments and entire building systems. Most notably, there was an ongoing heat and hot water problem reported in April 2025 that remains open.

The building has also faced various maintenance challenges, including electrical issues (wiring problems in 2024), an appliance failure (refrigerator issue in July 2023), and indoor air quality concerns related to dry cleaning vapors (PERC) in November 2024. In late 2023, several apartments were found to have infestations, particularly in apartment 4A, which reported both mice and roaches, and apartment 5E showed multiple maintenance violations including defective plastered surfaces and door issues. The building's infrastructure has been the subject of multiple repair and maintenance attempts, with recent violations including exposed electrical wires in apartment 2E and a defective electrical outlet in apartment 3E noted during a November 2023 inspection.

While rodent inspections conducted in 2024 and 2023 passed, there were earlier instances of rat activity noted in 2019. The property has maintained compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, showing no infestations in the most recent reporting periods. Several permits for electrical and plumbing work have been issued over the past five years, indicating ongoing maintenance and repair activities. The most recent violation of concern relates to a malfunctioning intercom system, with an open complaint filed in April 2025 that requires tenant access for inspection and repair.