31 West 127th Street, Manhattan, NY 10027

The three-story, three-unit residential building at 31 West 127th Street in Harlem, owned by James Rich, has a history of maintenance issues primarily concentrated between late 2018 and early 2019, when multiple complaints and violations were recorded related to mold, water leaks, and roofing problems. During this period, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) received several emergency complaints regarding unsanitary conditions and damp spots, though inspections were often unable to access the affected areas.

More recently, the building has faced ongoing administrative challenges, with open violations from 2021 through 2024 regarding the failure to file required annual bedbug reports, though these violations are classified as "Class A," which suggests they may not pose immediate health or safety risks. The property has demonstrated compliance with rodent inspections, consistently passing all inspections from 2019 to 2025, with the most recent inspections in February 2025 showing satisfactory conditions.

Of particular note, there was one failure in February 2023 related to rodent control, though this was categorized as "Other Reasons" rather than a direct health or safety violation. Despite the historical issues documented in 2018-2019, the building appears to have maintained stable rodent control since that period, though the persistent bedbug report violation requires attention. The building records show no major structural or safety violations in recent years, and the frequency of complaints has decreased significantly since the initial cluster of issues in early 2019.