517 West 184th Street, Manhattan, NY 10033

517 West 184th Street is a 5-story New Law Tenement building with 21 units, constructed in 1913 and currently owned by Angel Lavergne. The building has undergone several notable events in recent years, the most significant being a substantial number of housing maintenance code violations documented in October 2024, primarily affecting apartment 8. These violations include serious safety concerns such as a missing smoke detector, missing carbon monoxide detector, non-self-closing doors, a problematic fire escape lock, and a defective window counterbalance system. An earlier set of maintenance issues from 2023-2024 included concerns about electrical safety in apartment 20.

The building has passed multiple rodent inspections between 2015 and 2024, indicating good pest management practices, and there have been no reported bedbug infestations in the most recent reporting period covering 2022-2023. A Department of Buildings complaint from 2020 regarding unauthorized work in an occupied multiple dwelling resulted in a Stop Work Order, though this was eventually fully rescinded in 2022. Additional safety concerns were temporarily raised in 2021 when unauthorized suspended scaffolding was discovered in the building air shaft, resulting in a $2,530 penalty that has since been resolved. The building's recent history shows a concerning pattern of maintenance issues, particularly in apartment 8, where multiple violations were documented in late 2024.

However, the prompt closure of various violations, including those related to fire safety systems and window repairs in apartment 8, suggests responsiveness to regulatory requirements. The building's overall compliance record with rodent inspections remains strong, with consistent passing results. The bedbug reporting for 2022-2023 shows no infestation cases, and the annual bedbug report filing requirement was fulfilled in 2024. The most recent known permitted work dates back to 2020 for an unspecified construction project. While the building's age and history as a New Law Tenement are typical for the neighborhood, the concentration of recent violations related to safety systems in 2024 warrant attention to ongoing maintenance practices.