4980 Broadway, Manhattan, NY 10034

The 5-story, 42-unit tenement building at 4980 Broadway in Inwood, built in 1926 and currently owned by Julio Corona, has experienced persistent heat and hot water issues over the past two years. Between April 2024 and May 2025, there were four documented instances of heat and hot water complaints affecting the entire building, with some cases requiring emergency intervention by the HPD.

The building has also faced several maintenance challenges, including multiple plumbing issues (toilets and sinks) and problems with cooking gas in November 2023, though HPD was unable to conduct inspections in some of these cases. While the building's bedbug reports for the past three years show zero infestation incidents, there are currently active violations regarding the failure to file external low-pressure inspections for 2022 and 2023. The property has a history of various building maintenance issues that have generally been addressed, including violations related to gas supply to kitchen fixtures, door self-closing mechanisms, and safety device repairs in apartment 53A (all resolved by late 2021).

There was a period of rodent infestation in apartment 44A documented in 2020-2021, though subsequent inspections in 2022 and 2023 consistently passed rodent inspections. The building has seen periodic complaints regarding unauthorized short-term rentals, with multiple investigations between 2019 and 2023, though most attempts to gain access for inspection were unsuccessful. Recent inspections in 2024 and 2025 regarding rodent issues have passed, indicating improved pest control management, and the building's gas and electrical systems received attention in 2021-2022, though some violations regarding gas appliances and safety systems were noted.