510 West 170th Street, Manhattan, NY 10032

The five-story, 20-unit residential building at 510 West 170th Street in Washington Heights, owned by Fernando Alba, has experienced recurring issues with heat and hot water systems since 2019, with the most recent complaints filed in December 2024 and November 2024, both describing problems throughout the entire building and both closed without inspections due to lack of access. The building has shown consistent compliance with rodent inspections, passing all inspections since 2020, though it initially failed a compliance inspection in June 2019.

While there have been multiple instances of heat and hot water complaints, particularly between 2021 and 2024, there are no current bedbug issues reported, with all recent annual filings showing zero infested units. The building's maintenance history reveals several significant housing violations between 2018-2021, including encumbrances obstructing fire escapes (2021), a lockable chain at the lotline gate (2019), and various maintenance issues in apartments 2D and 3A involving kitchen cabinets, bathroom ceilings, and plaster work.

Five Department of Buildings permits were issued between 2018-2020, suggesting ongoing maintenance and improvement work, including plumbing and other building systems. The property has demonstrated proper management of bedbug prevention measures, with consistent reporting showing no infestations or need for eradication efforts over the past several years, indicating effective pest management practices.