223 West 135th Street, Manhattan, NY 10030

The five-story New Law tenement building at 223 West 135th Street in Harlem, owned by Emily Hall and constructed in 1910, has demonstrated generally favorable living conditions in recent years. Notably, the building experienced a temporary heat and hot water outage affecting the entire building in January 2021, though this issue was reportedly resolved within one day according to both HPD and Housing Maintenance Code records.

A subsequent violation was issued in April 2021 regarding the failure to file an annual bedbug report, but this appears to have been addressed, as evidenced by five consecutive years (2021-2025) of bedbug reports showing zero infested, eradicated, or re-infested units. The building has maintained a strong record of pest control compliance, with rodent inspections conducted regularly from 2018 through 2025, all of which have resulted in passing grades.

Recent inspections in 2023 (March and September), 2024 (March and September), and 2025 (March) indicate ongoing vigilance in maintaining building conditions. The consistent reporting requirements for bedbug monitoring and the successful pass rates for rodent inspections suggest proactive management of the building's health and safety requirements. While the 2021 heat and hot water issue was significant at the time, it appears to have been an isolated incident rather than indicative of broader system problems.