29 West 126th Street, Manhattan, NY 10027

29 West 126th Street is an 8-unit, 3-story residential building in Harlem, constructed in 1909 and currently owned by Paul Freitag. The building has experienced recurring maintenance issues over the past four years, with the most recent concerns in January 2024 involving plumbing (specifically a sink/basin issue) and unsanitary conditions related to pests, both of which were subsequently resolved according to Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) records. While the building has maintained a consistent bedbug record showing zero infestations since 2019, there have been ongoing rodent control challenges.

Between 2023 and 2025, multiple inspections revealed rat activity, though recent inspections in 2025 showed improvement with passed compliance results. The building's intercom system has presented periodic problems, with complaints recorded in 2021 and 2022, though these issues were addressed. A significant compliance matter was noted in February 2022 regarding the failure to file the required annual bedbug report, though this appears to have been rectified in subsequent years, with consistent reporting showing no infestations or related issues.

The building's maintenance history shows a pattern of addressing and closing out complaints, though there have been instances where HPD could not gain access for inspection (notably in 2021). The property has demonstrated compliance with most housing maintenance codes, with the exception of the bedbug reporting violation in early 2022. While the frequency of rodent activity reports suggests an ongoing pest management challenge, the recent passing inspections in 2025 indicate some progress in this area. The building's unit count, structure, and age place it in the typical profile for similar Harlem properties, and while there are no recorded emergency violations or safety-related incidents in the provided data, the maintenance history suggests periodic challenges with building systems and pest control that have required attention and intervention.