49 East 130th Street, Manhattan, NY 10037

49 East 130th Street is a 3-story, 4-unit residential building in East Harlem, constructed in 1926 and currently owned by Francis Synmoie. The building's most pressing recent issues have been related to heating systems, with two emergency heat/hot water complaints received and responded to by HPD in February 2023 and April 2022, though in both cases heat and hot water were reportedly restored upon inspection.

The property has experienced persistent maintenance challenges, particularly in the basement apartment (Apartment 1), where multiple violations were documented in October 2024. These include water leak issues affecting the ceiling, problems with plastered surfaces, and defective self-closing doors affecting the second means of egress - all of which were classified as Class C violations.

Historical data shows a pattern of maintenance issues, with past violations in Apartment 1 documented in 2019 related to water leaks, ceiling problems, and pest control matters. However, the building has maintained a good track record in recent years regarding pest control and rodent inspections, passing all inspections since 2022 and demonstrating consistent compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, showing zero infestation cases in the past three years (2021-2025). While the building has experienced periodic heating system failures and various maintenance issues, particularly concentrated in the basement unit, recent inspections have shown consistent compliance with rodent control requirements, and there have been no recorded bedbug infestations in the past several years, indicating improved overall building management practices.