305 West 113th Street, Manhattan, NY 10026

The five-story, ten-unit apartment building at 305 West 113th Street in Harlem, managed by Scott Castellano, has experienced several recurring maintenance and safety issues since 2022. Most notably, there have been multiple heating and hot water system failures affecting the entire building in 2022, 2023, and 2024, with emergency complaints filed for lack of these essential services. The building has also faced persistent pest problems, particularly in apartment 3B, which received violations for roach infestations in September 2024, and previous complaints about sewage issues in June 2024.

While recent 311 service requests in 2025-2024 included concerns about unsanitary conditions and smoking in smoke-free areas, the Department of Health's inspections have generally found no violations, though a construction lead dust complaint from April 2023 remains in progress. The building's maintenance history shows some attention to pest control, with rodent inspections passing consistently from 2022 to 2025, though bait was applied multiple times in late 2021. Bedbug reports from 2020 to 2025 indicate minimal infestations, with only one documented case in 2021 that was eradicated.

Recent housing maintenance code violations include open citations from July 2024 regarding bathroom obstructions in apartment 3B. The property has undergone several Department of Buildings inspections, which cleared complaints about debris and sidewalk conditions, and no significant structural or safety violations have been recorded. The building's management has maintained regular rodent control inspections, passing recent checks in early 2025, though historical data shows periods requiring bait application in 2021.