181 Vermilyea Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10034

181 Vermilyea Avenue is a 5-story, 40-unit residential building in Inwood, constructed in 1916 and currently owned by Besnik Celaj. The building has experienced recurring utility issues, notably with electricity and heating systems, showing a pattern of outages and non-lighting situations with the most recent incidents occurring in March 2025 and December 2024.

Multiple housing maintenance code complaints between 2024 and 2025 indicate various maintenance concerns, including plumbing issues (water supply problems and bathtub/shower concerns), structural problems (flooring issues), and building systems failures, though most inspections found no violations. The building has also faced several rodent activity incidents, with ongoing bait applications and compliance checks showing persistent rat activity between 2023 and 2025. Inspection records reveal several historical maintenance issues, including problems with building security such as defective locks and self-closing doors, particularly at the entrance and vestibule areas, with violations issued in 2022.

The building's energy compliance requirements have not been fully addressed, with an active violation from December 2021 regarding the failure to display energy efficiency scores. Notably, the building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations, with five consecutive annual reports (2021-2025) showing zero infested units. While the property has numerous maintenance complaints on record, most inspections by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development typically result in no violations being found, though access issues sometimes prevent full inspections from being completed.