131 West 118th Street, Manhattan, NY 10026

131 West 118th Street is a historic three-story, four-unit residential building in Harlem, constructed in 1899 and currently owned by Miles Ladin. The building has experienced several recurring maintenance issues over the past few years, with the most recent concern being a water leak reported in January 2025. Notably, during March 2024, there was a cluster of complaints including insufficient heat and hot water affecting the entire building, unsanitary garbage/recycling storage, fire escape safety concerns, window frame issues, and various maintenance problems with ventilation systems, electrical wiring, doors/windows, and ceiling paint/plaster.

Multiple 311 complaints and housing maintenance code violations were filed during this period, though inspections generally did not find violations warranting penalties. The building's most pressing current issues appear to be related to heating and hot water systems, as indicated by multiple complaints and violations in 2024. There are several open violations regarding unauthorized apartment modifications, including a potential illegal conversion of a B-room to a Class-A apartment, and a failure to file annual bedbug reports.

Property maintenance records show active DOB violations for failing to file required low-pressure inspections from 2018 through 2023. Despite these concerns, the building has consistently passed rodent inspections between 2017 and 2025, indicating effective pest control measures. While the building has faced various maintenance challenges, it's worth noting that most HPD inspections have not resulted in violations being issued, suggesting that many reported issues do not meet the threshold for formal enforcement action.