237 West 135th Street, Manhattan, NY 10030

The 10-unit, 5-story Old Law Tenement building at 237 West 135th Street in Harlem, owned by John Davis, has experienced recurring maintenance issues since 2018, with the most significant recent problems occurring in February 2021 when multiple heat and hot water outages affected both the entire building and individual apartments. The building faced additional challenges during this period, including pest-related violations and conditions affecting apartment 3E, which was cited for both rodent and insect infestations.

Although the building maintained an active rodent inspection program between 2017 and 2025 and consistently passed these inspections, there are currently two open Class C violations from 2021 related to self-closing doors and pest infestations in apartment 3E. The property has ongoing compliance issues with its boiler and heating system documentation, as evidenced by active violations from 2019 and 2023 regarding failure to file required inspection reports.

While the building filed annual bedbug reports between 2020-2022 showing no infested or re-infested units, it has experienced challenges with maintaining required safety notifications in common areas during 2018, including gas leak procedures and heating system access information. As of 2025, the building's most recent inspection results have shown consistent compliance with rodent control requirements, with all inspections between 2022 and 2025 passing successfully.