128 Edgecombe Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10030

As of July 2025, the 5-story, 8-unit Old Law Tenement building at 128 Edgecombe Avenue in Harlem, owned by Joseph Zitolo, is experiencing multiple ongoing maintenance issues that significantly affect resident comfort and safety. The most pressing current concerns include open complaints for food contamination (as of June 2025), power outages, and multiple plumbing issues affecting sinks, bathtubs, and toilets (all opened in June 2025). The building has a documented history of plumbing-related problems, with several water leak incidents (both heavy flow and slow leak) and multiple plumbing fixture complaints reported in May 2025.

In addition to these ongoing issues, the building faced several violations in 2024, particularly in Apartment 5F, including problems with window safety, bathtub fixtures, and fire egress concerns. The property has generated regular bedbug reports, with the most recent filing in December 2024 showing two infested units that were subsequently eradicated. Rodent inspections have shown mixed results, with active baiting required in early 2023 and recent inspections in 2024 and 2025 passing but with previous rat activity noted in 2024.

A series of HPD complaints from May 2025 indicates broader maintenance issues, including ceiling paint/plaster problems and various fixture concerns. While some violations and complaints from 2024 were certified as corrected, such as window and fixture problems in Apartment 5F, the current open complaints suggest ongoing maintenance challenges. The property also underwent some work in 2019, as evidenced by an issued permit for alterations, though no specific details about this work are available in the provided data.