417 West 144th Street, Manhattan, NY 10031

The four-story, 8-unit building at 417 West 144th Street in Hamilton Heights, owned by Julio Chabla and constructed in 1898, has experienced persistent heating system issues throughout recent years. From January to March 2025 alone, there were six separate complaints regarding lack of heat/hot water affecting the entire building, with HPD unable to gain access for inspections in five of these cases. A similar building-wide heating issue was reported in October 2024.

Apartment 3B has emerged as a problematic unit, with several violations documented during an October 2024 inspection, including problems with a broken door frame, missing radiators, waste line defects in the bathroom, and multiple issues related to radiator systems. The building has also grapples with plumbing concerns, as evidenced by a November 2024 plumbing inspection and various HPD complaints throughout 2024-2025. The property's history includes multiple violation notices and enforcement actions from 2018-2019, particularly regarding boiler system problems, unsafe electrical conditions, and unauthorized construction work.

Several ECB violations from late 2018 and early 2019 remain active, with penalties totaling over $6,000 related to boiler maintenance and electrical system grounding issues. While the building has generally passed rodent inspections in recent years, a rat activity indication was recorded in April 2024, though subsequent inspections returned passing results. Notably, the building has shown no evidence of bedbug infestations in the past five reporting periods from 2020-2025, indicating effective pest management in this regard.