278 West 115th Street, Manhattan, NY 10026

278 West 115th Street is a 4-story, 10-unit residential building located in Harlem, built in 1900 and currently owned by Avi Dishi. The building has experienced recurring issues with unsanitary conditions, particularly concerning garbage and recycling storage, with multiple open complaints in 2025 (June 3 and June 10). A significant heat and hot water outage affected the entire building in May 2024, resulting in violations, though some repairs were completed. The building has struggled with water-related issues, particularly in January 2023, when multiple complaints about water leaks (including slow leaks, damp spots, and heavy flow) were documented, leading to violations.

Apartment 2B underwent various repairs in 2023 to address multiple maintenance issues, including water leak problems, broken plaster surfaces, and bathroom fixture concerns, with violations being resolved by January 2023. Recent building maintenance records show a mix of successful and failed inspections regarding rodent control, with the most recent inspections in 2025 (May) and 2024 (November) resulting in passes, though there was one failed inspection in August 2024. The building has maintained a clean bedbug record since 2020, with zero reported cases or infestations in the annual bedbug reporting period from 2020 through 2025. Violations and complaints from previous years, such as a boiler-related issue in late 2021 and various garbage storage complaints in 2021-2023, have generally been resolved or closed.

The building's history shows a pattern of water-related issues, garbage management challenges, and intermittent heating system problems, though recent rodent inspections have consistently passed. The most pressing current concerns are the two open unsanitary condition complaints from June 2025 regarding garbage/recycling storage, which remain unresolved. These recent complaints follow a pattern of prior garbage storage issues documented in 2021 and 2022, suggesting ongoing challenges with waste management. The building has generally maintained compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, showing responsible pest management practices. While some past maintenance issues have been recurrent, such as heating system problems and water-related concerns, many historical violations have been addressed and closed through proper inspections and repairs.