300 West 133rd Street, Manhattan, NY 10027

The 5-story, 8-unit tenement building at 300 West 133rd Street in Harlem, owned by Ken Haron and constructed in 1901, has experienced significant and ongoing heating system issues throughout early 2025. Between January and February 2025, there were numerous complaints regarding inadequate heat and hot water, with at least seven emergency complaints filed with HPD, several of which resulted in violations. More concerning is that HPD was often unable to gain access to apartments for inspection, indicating potential access issues within the building.

The building is currently subject to four open violations from an April 2024 inspection, including multiple defective concrete lintels on the east-facing windows and issues with self-closing doors, though several other violations from earlier inspections have been closed. Recent building history shows mixed maintenance practices, with multiple emergency plumbing and heating complaints between 2024 and 2025. The property has passed recent rodent inspections in 2025, 2024, and 2023, though there were indications of rat activity in 2022 and a failed rodent inspection in November 2023.

Notably, the building has maintained a consistent record with no bedbug infestations reported in the past eight reporting periods from 2019 to 2024, though there was one unrelated construction material violation issued in June 2025. The Department of Buildings currently has an active violation for the failure to file the 2022 external low-pressure inspection as of April 2023. The persistent heating system issues throughout 2025 suggest ongoing maintenance challenges, though immediate rodent and pest concerns appear to be under control, based on recent inspections.