111 West 135th Street, Manhattan, NY 10030

The 6-story, 18-unit building at 111 West 135th Street in Harlem, owned by Scott Jaffee and built in 1910, has experienced recurring heating and hot water issues over the past two years, with numerous emergency complaints filed between October 2023 and January 2024 regarding both apartment-specific and building-wide outages. These heating system problems appear to be particularly persistent, with violations recorded in both the building's boiler room access and individual apartments (e.g., 2A and 6A) throughout 2023-2024.

Additional maintenance concerns have included intercom system failures, plumbing issues, and various apartment-specific violations, particularly in units 2A, 3A, 3C, and 6A, involving water supply, plumbing fixtures, and interior repairs. The building has a documented history of elevator-related complaints, with multiple reports of "Single Device on Property/No Alternate Service" between 2018-2023, though inspections typically found no violations. Regulatory compliance efforts have included regular rodent inspections, which passed consistently from 2022 through 2025, and bedbug reporting indicating no infestations in 2023-2024.

Several Class C violations were issued regarding building system access and hot water supply, though most have been resolved through subsequent inspections. The property's maintenance record shows a pattern of prompt response to housing maintenance code complaints, with HPD frequently verifying corrections, though some issues, particularly heating-related, have shown recurring patterns. The building's permit history shows multiple exterior work permits issued between 2019-2021, suggesting ongoing maintenance and improvements to the property.