520 West 122nd Street, Manhattan, NY 10027

520 West 122nd Street is a 6-story, 23-unit New Law Tenement apartment building in Morningside Heights, built in 1926 and currently owned by David Greenberg. The building has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years, most notably a heat and hot water emergency in late 2022 that required HPD intervention, though inspectors were unable to gain access for verification. More recently, in late 2023, the building faced elevator service problems that resulted in a violation, requiring repairs to the elevator phone, alignment issues, and leveling adjustments.

The Department of Buildings has multiple active violations related to building safety and maintenance, including failure to file required critical examination reports for the exterior walls and violations related to building facade maintenance. The building's violation history indicates ongoing compliance issues with energy benchmarking requirements, though some previous violations from 2019-2020 were dismissed upon confirming proper submission. Notably, the building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations in recent years, with no reported cases between 2019 and 2024, and has passed multiple rodent inspections conducted regularly between 2016 and 2025.

The property has demonstrated some attention to maintenance and inspection requirements, as evidenced by the regular filing of bedbug reports showing zero infested units in recent years, and its passing grades on multiple rodent inspections from 2016 through 2025. The building underwent several permitted work projects between 2018 and 2021, primarily categorized as exterior work and plumbing-related improvements, suggesting ongoing efforts to maintain and upgrade the building's infrastructure. However, the pattern of violations, particularly regarding elevator service, building facade maintenance, and energy benchmarking compliance, indicates persistent challenges in maintaining full regulatory compliance, with some issues remaining unresolved for extended periods. This report is based on available data up to October 2023, and while it provides a comprehensive overview of the building's history and current condition, it should be noted that the situation may have evolved since that time.