118 West 120th Street, Manhattan, NY 10027

The three-story, four-unit building at 118 West 120th Street in Harlem, owned by Wesley Brown and built in 1893, has experienced recurring heat and hot water system issues throughout 2023, with at least seven documented complaints between January and December 2023, affecting both individual apartments and the entire building. While some of these complaints resulted in inspections by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), no violations were found in several cases, and inspections could not be completed due to lack of access to apartments. The building is currently facing open Class A violations related to failing to file the required annual bedbug report as of April 2024, and there's an active penalty of $500 for not displaying the heating system/boiler room access information sign.

Additional infrastructure concerns have been documented, including multiple violations regarding the building's bell/buzzer/intercom system in early 2023 (Class B violations), which were noted as defective. The building's heating system has been under scrutiny for several years, with past violations including inadequate heat supply in 2022 (Class C violation). Recent inspections in early 2025 show no rodent issues, maintaining a consistent record of passing rodent inspections dating back to at least 2017.

Two significant boiler-related incidents were reported in 2022, one involving a complaint about defective/inoperative equipment, which resulted in an Oath violation being served. The most recent open violation as of September 2024 concerns failure to file the 2023 external low-pressure inspection. Despite these ongoing maintenance concerns, the building has demonstrated some level of compliance with regular rodent inspections and external inspections, though various open violations suggest continuing infrastructure and maintenance challenges.