313 West 138th Street, Manhattan, NY 10030

313 West 138th Street is a three-story, 8-unit residential building in Harlem, owned by Gideon Stryker and constructed in 1920. The building has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues over the past three years, with four emergency complaints recorded between April 2022 and April 2023, including two separate incidents in April 2023 affecting the entire building.

The property has undergone several inspections and maintenance checks, with rodent issues being notably addressed through regular inspections showing consistent passing results from 2022-2025, though there were multiple rat sighting complaints filed in 2022. The building's maintenance history reveals some concerning patterns, including three Environmental Control Board violations in 2018 related to failure to comply with orders and building maintenance issues, resulting in penalties totaling $3,755, though these were subsequently resolved. The Department of Buildings records from 2018 show three permits were issued in November-December 2018 for various work, including plumbing and electrical, but there were also two complaints about work without proper permits during this period.

A stop work order was issued in August 2018 regarding fire safety concerns, though this was fully rescinded in December 2018. More recently, the building has maintained a clean bedbug record from 2020 through 2024, with no infestations reported in the past five filing periods. While the heat and hot water issues present the most significant ongoing maintenance concern, regular inspections and the absence of recent infestations suggest other maintenance issues are being effectively managed.