550 West 184th Street, Manhattan, NY 10033

The five-story, 14-unit New Law Tenement at 550 West 184th Street in Washington Heights, built in 1920 and currently owned by Chris Deangelis, has experienced significant recent issues with heat and hot water throughout 2025, with multiple emergency complaints filed between May and June 2025, affecting both individual apartments and the entire building. In particular, there were at least ten documented complaints/violations regarding inadequate heat and hot water, with some resulting in HPD inspections that revealed violations, while in other cases, inspectors were unable to gain access for verification.

The building has maintained an active record of rodent-related issues, with inspections in 2025 showing rat activity in April and May 2025, following a pattern of such findings over the past several years, though periods of passing inspections are also noted. The property has had documented pest control challenges, particularly in Apartment 23, with open violations as of September 2024 regarding both mouse and roach infestations, along with various maintenance issues including defective self-closing doors and light fixtures.

Apartment 31 has also had multiple open violations from 2024 regarding maintenance issues including defective window mechanisms, intercom problems, and missing smoke detector. The building's history includes several Department of Buildings complaints and violations from 2020-2021 regarding construction work, illegal conversion concerns, and tenant safety inspections, though recent bedbug reporting shows zero infested units from 2019-2024. The property has seen some permit activity, with permits issued in 2019 for unspecified work, and there was a reported partial stop work order in 2021 affecting the ground floor commercial space.