273 West 138th Street, Manhattan, NY 10030

273 West 138th Street is a 4-story, 18-unit old law tenement building located in Harlem and owned by Eli Fisher, dating back to 1891. The building has experienced several recurring maintenance issues in recent months, particularly concerning electrical appliances. As of April 2025, there are currently two open complaints regarding an electric outlet/switch and an electric/gas range, with multiple similar complaints having been filed and temporarily resolved between 2023 and 2025.

The building's maintenance record shows persistent problems with doors/windows, as evidenced by multiple complaints and emergency requests between 2021 and 2022, though these were eventually marked as closed. The property's health and safety record has been relatively stable, with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene conducting rodent inspections that consistently passed between 2021 and 2025, despite some initial rat activity reported in late 2023. The building has maintained an up-to-date bedbug reporting history, with all recent filings (2021-2025) showing zero infested or eradicated units.

Multiple work permits have been issued over the years (2018-2020), suggesting regular maintenance and improvement efforts, though there have been a few instances of inspectors being unable to gain access during investigations in 2020, 2022, and early 2023. Two bedbug-related violations were recorded and closed in 2022 and 2024 regarding annual report filings, indicating some administrative compliance issues, but these do not appear to reflect current conditions. A recent HPD inspection in March 2025 resulted in no violations being issued.