561 West 181st Street, Manhattan, NY 10033

561 West 181st Street is a 5-story, 16-unit residential building located in Washington Heights, constructed in 1920 and currently owned by Eli Loebenstein. The building has experienced several recurring maintenance issues, most notably regarding heat and hot water systems, with multiple complaints registered in December 2024 affecting both individual apartments and the entire building.

As of June 2025, there remains an open complaint about a slow water leak. The property has shown consistent challenges with basic maintenance and safety systems, including multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations, particularly in apartment 2RW, where issues have been documented with the intercom system, electrical outlets, water leak, and various defects requiring attention to plaster surfaces, window hardware, and plumbing fixtures.

While there have been several recent complaints about building systems requiring attention (including a door issue in February 2025 and electrical problems in December 2024), previous years between 2018-2023 show some improvement in rodent inspections, with most recent inspections passing, though there were documented rat activity issues in 2020 and 2019. The building's record shows no reported bedbug infestations in the past six years, with all required reporting periods showing zero affected units. There have been complaints about illegal hotel rooms, storefront signage, and various maintenance issues over the years, with inspections generally finding no violations warranting citations.