56 West 127th Street, Manhattan, NY 10027

56 West 127th Street is a 6-story, 12-unit residential building located in Harlem, built in 1909 and currently owned by Jay Newhouse. The building has experienced persistent heat and hot water issues over the past year, with ten documented HPD complaints from February 2024 to January 2025, most of which resulted in HPD being unable to gain access for inspection. A similar pattern is seen with Department of Buildings complaints regarding boiler issues, including a defective/inoperative system in 2025, though inspectors also reportedly could not gain access during final attempts.

The building shows two active violations on record from 2023 and 2019 for failure to file required boiler inspection reports. The property has a history of various maintenance issues, though recent records indicate improvement in some areas. A series of violations was documented in late 2024 for Apartment 4B, including water leaks, broken plaster surfaces, electrical issues, and a mouse infestation, all of which were certified as corrected by January 2025.

The building has consistently passed rodent inspections conducted throughout 2022-2025. Significant earlier violations included a blocked fire escape recorded in late 2022. The building's bedbug reporting history shows occasional infestations between 2019 and 2024, with the most recent report for 2023-2024 indicating no active units. While multiple maintenance issues have been recorded over the years, the building has generally responded to violations, as evidenced by multiple permit issuances between 2018-2019 for various repairs and improvements.