547 West 186th Street, Manhattan, NY 10033

The five-story New Law Tenement at 547 West 186th Street in Washington Heights, owned by Joseph Zitolo, contains 27 units and was built in 1917. The building has experienced recurring maintenance issues over the past two years, with the most recent being a heat and hot water outage in April 2025. Multiple complaints regarding paint and plaster conditions were filed and inspected in March 2025, though no violations were issued.

Earlier incidents in 2024 included several pest-related complaints, with violations for unsanitary conditions related to pests in June 2024, and documented infestations of mice and roaches in apartments 2A, 4A, and 5E. The building has also shown plumbing issues, with a water leak complaint in September 2024. Housing Maintenance Code violations were issued in December 2024 for defective plaster and paint conditions in apartment 5A, as well as a roach infestation in apartment 4A (currently open as of May 2025). Notably, there have been consistent rodent inspection passes since 2014, showing some attention to pest management, and the building has maintained a bedbug-free status in recent years according to the inspection records from 2019-2024.

The property has undergone several repairs and maintenance work, with permits issued in 2019 for plumbing and other improvements. Safety equipment violations were documented in 2024 for lack of smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in apartment 2A, though these were subsequently addressed. While the building has regularly passed rodent inspections, the recent pattern of pest infestations and the 2025 heat/hot water issues suggest ongoing maintenance challenges. The most recent complaints and violations indicate particular attention may be required for building envelope maintenance, as evidenced by multiple paint/plaster complaints, as well as addressing current pest control issues which appear to be persisting despite previous violations being marked as closed.