61 West 126th Street, Manhattan, NY 10027

This three-story, four-unit residential building in Harlem, owned by James Mccaskill, has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues throughout 2025, with multiple complaints filed through 311 and HPD from January through April. Between January 23 and April 12, 2025, there were at least eight separate complaints regarding building-wide heat and hot water problems, though HPD often could not gain access to conduct inspections.

The building shows a concerning pattern of heating system-related problems, with additional violations noted in 2019 regarding inadequate heat, gas supply, and hot water issues in the third-floor Apartment 5, along with more recent violations concerning access to the heating system and missing signage requirements. The building also has two active Department of Buildings violations from 2019 and 2023 related to failure to file annual boiler inspections, suggesting ongoing maintenance oversight.

While there were some rodent-related concerns in 2022, with inspections showing "Rat Activity" in both October and November 2022, subsequent inspections from 2023 through 2025 have consistently passed. The property appears to be facing challenges in maintaining basic building systems, particularly heating and hot water infrastructure, which has been a recurring issue over multiple years.