508 West 134th Street, Manhattan, NY 10031

508 West 134th Street is a five-story, 16-unit residential tenement building constructed in 1905 in Harlem, currently owned by Salvatore D'avola. The building has experienced persistent heating and hot water issues over the past several years, with multiple emergency complaints recorded between 2022 and 2025. Most recently, in April 2025, there were heat and hot water complaints for the entire building, though these issues appear to have been promptly addressed.

The building has recurring violations related to heat and hot water systems, including an open violation from April 2024 regarding excessive hot water temperatures in Apartment 3, and multiple open violations from 2024 concerning broken kitchen and bathroom fixtures in Apartment 7. The property has maintained an active record of compliance with rodent inspections, passing all inspections conducted between 2017 and 2025, though an April 2024 violation remains open regarding the illegal fastening of a key-operated pushbar at the public hall bulkhead door. The building's bedbug reporting history shows minimal infestation issues, with two units affected in 2019 (since eradicated), though recent filings from 2020-2022 indicate no reported infestations.

A 2019 Department of Buildings violation was issued for failure to file an annual boiler inspection report, but this was dismissed in 2022. The building's maintenance record shows a significant number of heat-related complaints, with proper resolution occurring in most cases, though access issues prevented inspections in several instances. While many of the listed violations are being actively addressed, the frequency of heating system complaints suggests ongoing maintenance challenges.