548 West 163rd Street, Manhattan, NY 10032

548 West 163rd Street is a 5-story, 20-unit New Law Tenement building located in Washington Heights, constructed in 1920 and currently owned by Francisco Camejo. The building has experienced several significant maintenance issues, particularly in the past two years, with open violations recorded in apartments 43 and 54 as of 2023 involving problematic plaster surfaces, paint conditions, and water damage. The property has a concerning history of water-related problems, as evidenced by multiple emergency water leak complaints in June 2023, including heavy flow issues.

Additionally, there have been recurring concerns about garbage/recycling storage conditions, with three separate complaints between 2023 and 2024, though inspections found no violations in these cases. The building has documented violations related to mold (Apartment 52, 2023), though some other inspection-related complaints from 2023 (involving electrical lighting, safety, and various maintenance issues) either had no violations issued or were subsequently resolved. More recent concerns include an active Environmental Control Board violation from August 2023 regarding the roof-level decorative cornice, which presents a potential falling hazard, and a building shaking complaint from August 2023 that resulted in an oath violation.

The property has consistently passed rodent inspections since 2015, and bedbug reports from 2020 to the present show no verified infestations. Historical complaints include a 2020 boiler issue that resulted in an oath violation. While the building has experienced various maintenance challenges over the years, it appears to maintain compliance with rodent control requirements and has not reported any bedbug infestations in recent years.