559 West 161st Street, Manhattan, NY 10032

The 4-story, 7-unit residential building at 559 West 161st Street in Washington Heights, owned by Maurice Kohan, has experienced several significant maintenance issues over the past few years. Most notably, there is currently an open complaint from May 2025 regarding unsanitary sewage conditions that has not yet been resolved. The building has faced recurring heat and hot water problems, with three separate emergency complaints between 2024 and 2025, including a December 2024 complaint affecting the entire building.

There have been multiple rodent-related complaints, with the most recent one in April 2025 remaining unresolved, though previous inspections generally showed passing results. The building experienced plumbing issues in late 2020 involving toilets, bathtubs/showers, and sinks, while in March 2022, there was a verified pest-related unsanitary condition. In terms of compliance and inspections, the property has undergone several unsuccessful inspections related to alleged illegal conversions in 2023 and 2022, with inspectors unable to gain access on multiple attempts.

A boiler inspection violation from November 2019 remains active as of this writing. The building's bedbug reports from 2022 to 2025 show no confirmed infestations or treatments. The property has maintained a consistent record of passing rodent inspections from 2015 through 2024, indicating generally effective pest management despite recent complaints. While the building has had various maintenance issues, many complaints have been addressed and closed, with the exception of the most recent sewage problem and a few other isolated incidents.