260 West 135th Street, Manhattan, NY 10030

The four-story, 17-unit Old Law Tenement building at 260 West 135th Street in Harlem, owned by Frank Tabaroki and constructed in 1910, has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years. Most notably, there has been an ongoing rodent infestation problem, with multiple complaints filed in 2025 (April, March, and February) and 2024 (October and September) showing either rat activity or violations during inspections by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

The building has also faced recurring heating issues, with emergency complaints registered with HPD in December 2024 and December 2023 for both entire-building and apartment-specific heat and hot water problems. These heating issues coincided with the issuance of multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations in December 2023, including concerns about self-closing doors at both the roof bulkhead and first-story vestibule, as well as an improper extension ladder left in the fourth-story public hall.

The property has maintained an active compliance history with bedbug reporting requirements, consistently showing zero infested or re-infested units in filings from 2019 through 2024. In 2020, a violation was issued for construction work completed without proper permits in apartment 3C, though this was subsequently resolved. The building's management has shown some responsiveness to regulatory requirements, with the most recent rat inspections in 2025 demonstrating continued monitoring of pest control measures, as evidenced by a "Passed" result on the April 2025 compliance inspection.