135 West 112th Street, Manhattan, NY 10026

The 5-story, 15-unit tenement building at 135 West 112th Street in Harlem, owned by Scott Metzner, has experienced several recurring maintenance issues since 2020, with most recent complaints in 2025 focusing on water leaks and ceiling problems. Between February 2023 and March 2025, there were multiple heating and water supply-related incidents, including two building-wide heat complaints in February 2023, another heat complaint in December 2020, and three separate heating issues that required HPD intervention.

The building has also faced ongoing pest management challenges, as evidenced by a February 2023 pest complaint that HPD couldn't inspect and a pattern of rodent activity noted in inspections throughout 2024 and 2025, with the most recent inspection in April 2025 passing, though previous inspections in late 2024 and 2023 showed rat activity or failure for other reasons. The property has undergone various safety and maintenance improvements over the years, including the resolution of floor defects in Apartment 1B in 2019 and the correction of security concerns regarding the entrance door in 2018, when issues were found with an illegal electromagnetic locking device.

Despite these past violations and ongoing maintenance issues, the building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations since 2019, with no reported cases in the last six years. More recently, a violation regarding failure to file the 2023 external low-pressure inspection was issued in September 2024 but was dismissed in February 2025. The building's management has generally responded to complaints, with most being closed after inspections, though some issues were marked as "Not Able to Inspect" or required follow-up complaints for resolution verification.