165 Morningside Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10027

The 10-unit, 5-story tenement building at 165 Morningside Avenue in Harlem, owned by C Jewell, has a mixed record of maintenance and compliance over recent years. The building, constructed in 1901, has experienced recurring issues with compliance requirements, particularly regarding bedbug reporting, with violations documented in 2021-2024 indicating failure to file annual bedbug reports as specified under Housing Maintenance Code.

The property has also faced challenges with building systems and infrastructure, including a significant heat and hot water complaint in November 2019 that affected the entire building, though no violations were issued following HPD inspection. More recent inspections from 2024 indicate both improvements and ongoing concerns: while the most recent rodent inspection in April 2025 passed, there were earlier rodent-related violations recorded in 2024, including rat activity in April 2024 and a failed compliance inspection in April 2023.

Historical violations from January 2018, which remain open, relate to issues in the fifth-story public hall, including concerns about electrical service, plaster surfaces, mold (8 square feet), and a broken light fixture, though there is no current status date provided for these. Importantly, all bedbug reporting for the filing periods from 2019 through 2024 has shown zero infested, eradicated, or re-infested dwelling units, suggesting effective management of this particular concern once the reporting violations were addressed. The building has maintained regular passing results on most rodent inspections over the past decade, though recent activity suggests monitoring of this issue remains necessary.