559 West 183rd Street, Manhattan, NY 10033

The 21-unit, 5-story tenement building at 559 West 183rd Street in Washington Heights, constructed in 1910 and currently owned by Herman Rubin, has experienced recurring maintenance issues over the past two years. Most notably, there are currently three open complaints related to unsanitary conditions involving garbage and recycling storage as of May 2025.

The building has faced multiple heat and hot water complaints affecting the entire structure in late 2024 and early 2025, though these were marked as closed without confirmed access for inspection. A series of violations were documented in June 2024, particularly affecting apartments 8 and 9, involving issues with doors, mold, plumbing (sink problems), and generally unsanitary conditions, with specific problems including a leaky bathroom faucet and mold in apartment 8, and mouse infestation and water leak issues in apartment 9. The building's maintenance history shows some concerning patterns, including the most recent water leak complaint from June 2025, and previous unsanitary conditions related to sewage and ventilation systems.

Apartment-specific violations were addressed between July and August 2024, including repairs to door knobs, escutcheon plates, plastered surfaces, faucets, and visible mold conditions. While the building has passed rodent inspections in October 2023 and October 2024, there was a documented rat activity incident in June 2022. The property has maintained a relatively clean record regarding bedbug infestations, with only two reported cases between 2019-2020 and 2020-2021, both of which were eradicated.