35 Morningside Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10026

35 Morningside Avenue in Harlem is a 5-story, 21-unit old law tenement building constructed in 1901, currently owned by Chad Jewell. The building has experienced several concerning maintenance issues in recent years, with the most pressing being three open flooring/stairs complaints and a heavy water leak reported in March 2025. Between 2023 and 2024, the building faced multiple sanitation challenges, including rodent infestations in various locations (including Apartment 1 and the basement), garbage storage violations, and unsanitary conditions that resulted in housing maintenance code violations.

The property has an active pattern of rodent activity, with inspections continuing into 2025. Notably, there are three open DOB violations related to external low-pressure inspection filings from 2022-2023, and previous gas-related issues were documented in 2020. The building's history shows some ongoing maintenance challenges, including a documented gas supply issue in 2020 (when the range in Apartment 52 had no cooking gas), though this appears to have been resolved.

While bedbug infestations have been tracked through the required annual reporting, records from 2019-2024 show only one instance of infestation in 2018, with all cases subsequently eradicated. The property has maintained compliance with bedbug reporting requirements since then, showing no recorded infestations between 2019 and 2024. Despite some resolved issues, the current open complaints from 2025 regarding flooring and water problems suggest persistent maintenance challenges, while the active rodent activity and open DOB violations represent ongoing compliance concerns as of 2025.