118 Post Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10034

118 Post Avenue, a 5-story New Law Tenement building in Inwood owned by Scott Silverman, has experienced numerous maintenance issues over the past several years, particularly in 2025. Most notably, there have been recurring problems with heat and hot water systems, as evidenced by multiple complaints throughout 2025, including building-wide outages in both February and March that HPD could not inspect due to access issues. The building has also faced several electrical issues, including power outages in January and April 2025, with inspections finding no violations in some cases, though a defective wiring complaint was opened in April 2025.

Of particular concern, April 2025 saw complaints about chemical odors and multiple safety-related violations, including emergency citations for defective smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, as well as unsafe mold conditions. The building's maintenance history reveals persistent infrastructure challenges, including documented water leaks, defective doors, and recurring issues with pests as evidenced by rodent inspection results. A significant portion of violations from 2024-2025 appear to be concentrated in apartment 1B, where multiple repair orders were issued for various defects including plaster damage, ceiling issues, and floor tile problems.

The building underwent some contentious renovation work in 2021, leading to multiple ECB violations for unpermitted work, though these were later resolved through fines. Despite these ongoing issues, the building has maintained an active rodent control program with recent inspections (2022-2025) passing, though there were notable infestations in 2019-2020. The most current data from June 2025 shows multiple resolved housing code violations, suggesting that while many issues are being addressed, new problems continue to emerge. The building has maintained a consistent record of filing annual bedbug reports showing zero infestations since 2020.