61 West 127th Street, Manhattan, NY 10027

The three-unit, three-story building at 61 West 127th Street in Harlem, owned by Asaad Dahab, has experienced several significant maintenance issues between 2022 and 2025, particularly relating to apartment 2 on the second floor. In mid-2022, the building faced multiple concerning conditions including mold (classified as both emergency and unsanitary), a water leak, smoke detector issues, and problems with cooking gas. The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) documented these issues through multiple 311 service requests and Housing Maintenance Code complaints.

Violations were issued for mold presence and various safety equipment deficiencies in apartment 2, including missing smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, though some violations were later closed after repairs. The building's bedbug reporting history from 2022-2024 shows zero infested units, and rodent inspections conducted between 2018 and 2025 have mostly passed, with only one instance of rat activity noted in February 2025. More recent inspections and compliance reports show some improvement, though historical issues remain notable.

The building filed annual bedbug reports in 2022-2024 showing no infestations, and rodent inspections in 2023-2024 generally passed. However, property maintenance concerns from 2022 continue to show up in the records, including an inquiry on April 2, 2024, regarding the annual bedbug report filing requirement, which was marked closed but still queried. The most recent service requests and violations have been limited, with the last notable HPD activity being primarily focused on records cleanup rather than new inspections or repairs. The building's documented history suggests a period of significant maintenance issues in 2022, with relatively fewer complaints and violations in the subsequent years, though some lingering safety equipment deficiencies were noted in 2022 that required correction.