35 West 129th Street, Manhattan, NY 10027

35 West 129th Street is a 6-story, 25-unit residential building in Harlem, built in 1910 and currently owned by Shaun Covington. The building has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues, with multiple complaints documented through 2023-2025, including three in late 2023 and another in January 2025.

A significant cluster of complaints in March 2024 involved various maintenance issues, including problems with electrical outlets, unsanitary conditions (mold), appliances (refrigerator), flooring, and wall surfaces, though no violations were issued following inspections. More recent concerns include a door/window issue from December 2024 and a pest problem reported in June 2025, with another pest complaint still open as of June 2025. The building has been subject to several housing maintenance code violations, with the most recent inspections in December 2024 resulting in citations for defective self-closing doors in various locations (front areaway, boiler room, 6th-story public hall) and an obstruction of fire escape egress at the 5th-story balcony.

Apartment 5B has been the focus of multiple issues, including defective smoke detectors, clogged kitchen sink waste line, need for repainting, and a reported roach infestation, though these violations were certified as corrected between December 2024 and January 2025. The building's systems have been subject to various maintenance issues, including plumbing problems in multiple bathrooms, a non-functioning safety device in May 2024, and multiple heating system complaints. Notably, the building has maintained a clean record in recent bedbug reports, with no infestations reported since 2019, and has consistently passed rodent inspections since 2017.