354 Wadsworth Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10040

354 Wadsworth Avenue, a 5-story New Law Tenement building in Washington Heights built in 1917 and owned by David Simhaee, has experienced ongoing maintenance challenges through 2025. Most notably, there have been significant issues with heat and hot water in early 2025, with multiple emergency complaints filed for both entire building and individual apartment problems - these were addressed but required multiple interventions. More recent concerns include plumbing issues, with both water supply problems and bathtub/shower concerns reported in March and June 2025, though some of these have been resolved. The building has also faced unsanitary conditions related to garbage and recycling storage that remains open as of March 2025.

The property has had a documented history of maintenance violations, particularly in July 2024 when multiple issues were identified in Apartment 1A, including problems with window guards, smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, and rodent infestations, though these violations were subsequently certified as corrected. Additionally, the building experienced various heating and water supply issues throughout early 2025, with both emergency and non-emergency complaints related to these essential services. While the building passed rodent inspections in 2023 and 2024, previous inspections in 2022 showed rat activity. The property has maintained a record of no bedbug infestations since 2019, with regular reporting showing zero infested units.

Recent permit records from 2019 indicate some level of ongoing maintenance and improvement work being conducted at the property. The building's maintenance history reveals a pattern of recurring issues with essential services, particularly heat and hot water systems, as well as plumbing infrastructure. While many complaints have been addressed through HPD inspections and repairs, some issues have required multiple service requests for resolution. The property has shown improvement in terms of rodent control and bedbug management over recent years, with these pests no longer appearing as a recurring concern.