309 West 113th Street, Manhattan, NY 10026

The five-story, ten-unit building at 309 West 113th Street in Harlem, which was built in 1920 and is currently owned by Scott Castellano, has experienced recurring maintenance challenges over recent years, particularly during 2024-2025. Multiple complaints regarding water leaks have been reported, with three separate incidents recorded in May 2025 alone, including at least one classified as an emergency situation.

The building has also faced ongoing pest-related issues, with four pest complaints filed in 2025 and three in 2024, though notable improvement is indicated by the building's perfect bedbug reporting record since 2020, showing no infestations or eradications. In March 2024, significant violations were documented for apartment 5B, including issues with defective plastered surfaces, roof leaks, and a pest infestation involving mice and roaches, though these remain open as of the current date.

The building's recent history shows an alarming pattern of inspection access issues, particularly in 2025, where multiple complaints regarding pests, a window pane issue, and three separate water leak complaints could not be properly inspected due to access problems. While some water leak complaints resulted in violations being issued, and there was one sidewalk shed complaint in April 2025 that was inspected and found to have no violations, the overarching theme from the available data is one of recurring maintenance issues, particularly related to water damage and pest control. On a more positive note, the building has maintained consistently passing results in rodent inspections conducted between 2018 and 2025, suggesting effective management of rodent-related concerns despite the ongoing challenges with other maintenance issues.