521 West 134th Street, Manhattan, NY 10031

The 521 West 134th Street building in Harlem, owned by Josef Goodman, is a newly constructed 8-story, 28-unit Class A building completed in 2023. The construction phase in 2021-2023 saw several complaints, including a significant issue in June 2023 regarding site conditions endangering workers, which resulted in an Oath violation, though it was promptly addressed.

Two complaints about illegal after-hours work were filed in August 2022, and a complaint about building vibrations was made in January 2021, but inspections for all these complaints found no violations at the time. A permit-related complaint from December 2019-2022 resulted in a Stop Work Order, though this was eventually fully rescinded.

The building has demonstrated excellent pest management since opening, with three consecutive bedbug reports showing no infestations whatsoever between November 2021 and October 2024, covering all three reporting periods. The most recent report from January 2025 continues to confirm a clean record, maintaining the zero infestation status established since the building's completion. The rapid and appropriate response to the 2023 worker safety complaint, while serious, suggests active management engagement with regulatory requirements.