305 West 136th Street, Manhattan, NY 10030

305 West 136th Street is a three-story, two-family house built in 1910 in Harlem, currently owned by James Cohen. The building has experienced significant structural maintenance issues, particularly evident in late 2020 when multiple complaints and violations were filed regarding the condition of the building's parapets and masonry walls.

From December 22-31, 2020, there were critical reports of a dangerously leaning parapet wall on exposure 4, which was described as being at an 80-degree angle and fully separating from the base building. This situation prompted emergency work notifications and resulted in three active violations related to building maintenance that remain unresolved as of March 2021. During 2020, the property underwent periods of scaffolding and sidewalk shed-related issues, with numerous complaints and violations concerning inadequate or defective conditions and safety concerns for both the public and the building itself.

These included complaints about falling parapet panels during Tropical Storm Isaias in August 2020, issues with non-operational sidewalk shed lights, and various citation violations for failure to maintain safety standards. Notably, there were recurring citations for failure to certify corrections on immediately hazardous (Class 1) violations in September 2020 and March 2021. While several violations from this period were eventually dismissed, including those related to parapet repairs and sidewalk shed requirements, the building's current status as of this analysis shows that at least one active violation regarding the failure to certify correction on an immediately hazardous violation remains on record as of March 2021, suggesting ongoing maintenance compliance issues that may affect resident safety and comfort.