136 West 168th Street, Bronx, NY 10452

136 West 168th Street is a 5-story, 36-unit New Law tenement building located in the Highbridge neighborhood, owned by Shawn Taylor and constructed in 1926. The property has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues throughout 2024-2025, with at least eight documented heating system complaints between March 2024 and May 2025, including several emergency complaints that were either resolved or inspected.

The building faced significant quality of life challenges in late 2024, particularly in Apartment 5A, where multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations were documented, including issues with rodent infestations (mice and roaches), missing window guards, non-functioning smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and bathroom plumbing problems. Similar pest issues were noted in other units, including 6B, with a Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspection conducted in November 2024. The building has two active Department of Buildings violations related to regulatory compliance: a 2023 violation for failure to file the 2019 External Low-Pressure Inspection, and a 2021 violation for not submitting the required energy use benchmarking report.

However, recent inspections for rodent control conducted throughout 2022-2025 have consistently resulted in passing grades, suggesting improved management of pest control systems, despite the earlier violations noted. The building's management has been responsive to many housing code violations, as evidenced by several certified correction notices between late 2024 and early 2025, though some issues remain open as of the latest data. Notably, the property has maintained a consistent record of zero bedbug infestations in the last three reporting periods, indicating successful eradication efforts when infestations occurred in 2019-2020.