Active heat calls, persistent pest violations, and surrounding exhaust reads mark this 13-unit Harlem pre-war.
A 13-unit pre-war building in Harlem where operational maintenance shows friction in both shared systems and individual apartments. The record carries 28 open housing-code violations, including 4 immediately hazardous Class C items for pest infestations. Three things to know:
Heat calls recur across seasons instead of isolated cold snaps. 23 heat and hot water complaints sit on the address, including multiple building-wide notices stretching into July 2026. The recurring summer and winter calls point to an ongoing mechanical issue rather than an isolated cold-snap event.
Surrounding commercial food and air quality calls indicate potential riser bleed. Within three blocks, 17 food establishment calls and 15 indoor air quality complaints logged over the last year signal localized venting and odor issues. Restaurant exhaust and commercial kitchen odors can drift up airshafts or through common risers into residential spaces.
Heavy violation clustering in Apt 1C and Apt 4B points to localized pest issues. Code write-ups center heavily on Apt 1C with broken flooring, defective plaster, and open Class C rodent citations, while Apt 4B also carries a Class C pest violation. Open violations remain active until officially reinspected and cleared.
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271 West 113th Street is a 13-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1018290006). This building is associated with Vivd Realty, LLC. Brix tracks 28 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1920, this walk-up apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Tenants have filed 162 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed September 19, 2026.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on May 19, 2021 for $3,383,166.71, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 5/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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Unit 1C at 271 West 113th Street has 25 open violations.
Unit 4B at 271 West 113th Street has 1 open violation.
Unit 4A at 271 West 113th Street has no open violations (37 past violations).
Unit 3A at 271 West 113th Street has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 3B at 271 West 113th Street has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 2A at 271 West 113th Street has no open violations (3 past violations).
Unit 2B at 271 West 113th Street has no open violations (3 past violations).
Unit 1B at 271 West 113th Street has no open violations (1 past violation).
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