519 West 160th Street, Manhattan, NY 10032

The 5-story New Law Tenement building at 519 West 160th Street, owned by Hilda Mendoza, has experienced persistent heating-related issues in recent years, particularly evident through multiple emergency heat and hot water complaints between 2022 and 2025. Most recently, in May 2025, there were several complaints regarding inadequate heat and hot water, including one affecting the entire building.

The building currently has several open violations from October 2024, including issues with the heating system in apartments 5A and 4B, inadequate access to the heating system in the cellar boiler room, and missing required notices regarding heating system access. Additionally, there is an active Environmental Control Board violation from August 2023 related to the boiler system's safety equipment, with a penalty imposed of $3,125. The building's maintenance history shows some attention to safety systems, with violations in late 2023 regarding defective carbon monoxide and smoke detectors in apartment 2C, as well as leaky bathroom fixtures, all of which have since been marked as closed.

While the building has maintained good records in its response to bedbug inspections, showing zero infested units for the past several reporting periods (2021-2024), a rodent inspection from October 2024 also passed. The building's heat and hot water system has been a recurring issue, with tenants frequently reporting problems and HPD often being unable to gain access to units for inspection purposes, though some violations have been issued based on limited inspections. The property has demonstrated compliance with regular rodent inspections over the years, consistently passing these evaluations.