276 West 117th Street, Manhattan, NY 10026

The 15-unit, 5-story old-law tenement building at 276 West 117th Street in Harlem, owned by Michael Aryeh, has experienced recurring heating issues throughout 2024 and early 2025, with seven documented complaints about heat and hot water problems affecting either the entire building or individual apartments. All these complaints were closed without access being granted for inspection, leaving an open heat-related complaint from January 2025.

The building has shown somewhat inconsistent maintenance response, with several violations recorded in 2023-2024, including open violations related to bathroom conditions in apartment 1B (water leak, defective plaster, and peeling paint), and issues with door self-closing mechanisms and hallway obstructions noted in early 2024 inspections. The property has maintained a generally strong record of compliance in other areas, with regular rodent inspections since 2019 consistently passing, and all recorded bedbug reports from 2019 to early 2025 showing no infestations.

The building's ventilation system has been the subject of multiple complaints and inspections, with both HPD and DOHMH involvement in 2024. Previous historical complaints indicate the building has been periodically affected by various issues, including a 2018 complaint about building vibrations that was investigated and found to have no warranted violation at the time. While the building has experienced recurring heating issues in recent months, many other maintenance concerns have been addressed through inspections and violations, though some remain open as of the most recent data.