167 West 133rd Street, Manhattan, NY 10030

167 West 133rd Street is a 5-story, 16-unit Old Law Tenement building constructed in 1926, currently owned by Paloma George. The property has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues, with multiple emergency complaints filed between 2023 and 2025, including four building-wide complaints in December 2024 and January 2025, though HPD often could not gain access to conduct inspections. The building has faced ongoing maintenance challenges, particularly in 2024, with several plumbing-related issues including bathtub/shower problems that resulted in violations.

Notably, apartment 1D has had multiple pest-related violations between 2023-2024, including infestations of roaches and mice, though these were certified as abated by May 2024. The building's safety systems require attention, with active DOB violations related to failure to file external low-pressure inspections for multiple years (2019-2022). Recent inspections show some improvements in maintenance, with rodent inspections passing in 2023-2025 after a failed inspection in mid-2023, and no bedbug infestations reported in the last five annual filings (2019-2024).

However, there remain open violations as of June 2024 concerning plumbing issues in apartment 1D, specifically regarding a broken mechanical stopper and defective grout in the bathtub. The building has generally maintained compliance with bedbug and rodent control reporting requirements in recent years, with inspections regularly showing passing results. The pattern of heat and hot water complaints suggests ongoing challenges with building systems, though the frequency of such complaints has varied over time.