142 West 113th Street, Manhattan, NY 10026

The five-story, 11-unit building at 142 West 113th Street in Harlem, owned by Scott Metzner, has experienced persistent heating system challenges over the past three years, with the most recent cluster of complaints occurring between October and November 2023. During this period, there were eight separate heat and hot water-related complaints filed, most of which were building-wide issues, with some complaints specifically related to individual apartments.

While some of these complaints were duplicates or resulted in HPD's inability to gain access for inspection, they collectively indicate an ongoing concern with the building's heating infrastructure. The building's maintenance history shows a pattern of heat-related issues, including violations such as inadequate heat supply in apartment 5B (November 2023) and locked access to the heating system in November 2023. The property has generally maintained good standards in other areas, with no reported bedbug infestations in the past six years, as evidenced by the annual bedbug reporting showing zero infested units since 2019.

While there was a rodent-related complaint in May 2022, subsequent inspections in 2022, 2023, and 2024 showed the building passed inspections with only one instance of "Rat Activity" noted in October 2024. The building has had several emergency heat and hot water-related complaints between 2022 and 2023, and in late 2023/early 2024, there was an incident involving garbage cans blocking egress at the drop ladder at the building front, which was classified as a violation. Despite these issues, the building has generally remained compliant with housing maintenance codes, with most recent violations being addressed promptly, including a hot water issue in apartment 1B with water exceeding 130 degrees (December 2022).