156 West 144th Street, Manhattan, NY 10030

At 156 West 144th Street in Harlem, a 23-unit, 6-story New Law tenement built in 1920 and currently owned by Karim Hutson, there has been a troubling pattern of heat and hot water issues throughout early 2025. The building has experienced at least ten documented incidents of heat and hot water problems between January and April 2025, affecting both individual apartments and the entire building.

While some of these complaints were resolved through inspections, multiple reports indicate that HPD was unable to gain access to units for inspection. Notably, violations were issued in January 2025 following an inspection of one unit, though the exact nature of these violations is not detailed in the available records. The building's heating system has shown recurring problems, as evidenced by two boiler-related complaints to the Department of Buildings in 2019 and 2020, though these were marked as Oath Violation Served.

The property has also faced compliance issues regarding external low-pressure inspections, with three violations issued in June 2023 for failure to file the 2018, 2019, and 2020 inspections, though these were subsequently dismissed in December 2024. Additionally, there is an active violation from December 2020 related to a NYCHA Cycle 9C Unsafe Report, though no disposition comments are provided in the available data. The building's documented history suggests ongoing challenges with maintaining basic services, particularly regarding heat and hot water, despite some issues being formally resolved through inspections and violations.