238 West 138th Street, Manhattan, NY 10030

The three-unit, three-story residential building at 238 West 138th Street in Harlem, built in 1891 and currently owned by Asake Bomani, is facing several significant issues as of early 2025. Most notably, there has been a pattern of heating-related problems in January 2025, with three separate emergency heat/hot water complaints covering the entire building between January 8-24.

These complaints prompted investigations by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), which confirmed that the conditions were corrected, though a boiler-related issue was also logged with the Department of Buildings during this period, showing inspection attempts on January 8-10 and January 14. The building has persistent open violations regarding required annual bedbug reporting, with citations issued between 2021 and 2024 under Housing Maintenance Code § HMC, indicating non-compliance with HPD's bedbug reporting requirements.

Despite these violations, the property has maintained consistent passing results on rodent inspections conducted throughout 2018-2025, showing good pest control practices. While there have been heating system issues in January 2025, the building has generally met basic housing maintenance requirements, though the outstanding bedbug reporting violations remain a notable concern in terms of overall compliance.