365 West 118th Street, Manhattan, NY 10026

The seven-story, 28-unit tenement building at 365 West 118th Street in Harlem, owned by Liliana Villa and constructed in 1901, has experienced numerous heating-related issues in recent months. Between January and April 2025, there were multiple complaints about heat and hot water problems, with at least 10 separate incidents reported through 311 and Housing Maintenance Code complaints, some involving the entire building and others specific to individual apartments. The most recent complaint in April 2025 was closed without inspection access being granted.

The building has also faced several maintenance violations, including active issues as of 2024 regarding improper fire retardant material on the 7th story, defective self-closing doors at the 1st story, and an outstanding emergency ECB violation related to unsafe electrical conditions with an $8,000 penalty. Historical issues documented in recent years include water damage in Apartment 2C (2023), hot water temperature violations in Apartment 6D (2023), and elevator maintenance violations (2018). The building's management has been required to file annual bedbug reports, with one reported infestation in 2019-2020 and no reported cases in subsequent years.

While the building has generally passed rodent inspections in recent years, there was one failure noted in 2020. The property is currently undergoing scrutiny related to Local Law 188/17 compliance, with an active complaint as of September 2024 regarding compliance inspections. The Department of Buildings has issued penalties for construction-related violations, including excessive construction dust and sewage odors in early 2024, though these were later resolved.