242 West 61st Street, Manhattan, NY 10023

242 West 61st Street is a 5-story, 27-unit Old Law Tenement building located in Manhattan's Upper West Side, constructed in 1900 and currently owned by Rito Cekaj. The building has experienced several significant events over recent years, most notably a heat and hot water complaint in February 2020 that affected the entire building, though inspectors were unable to gain access for verification.

Since then, the building has maintained consistent compliance with rodent inspections, passing all nine inspections conducted from 2015 through 2025, indicating effective pest management practices. The building has faced recurring violations related to bedbug reporting requirements between 2021 and 2024, with six violations recorded during this period, though these appear to be administrative in nature rather than indicative of an active infestation.

Notably, starting in 2024, the building's bedbug reporting shows zero infested units, zero eradicated units, and zero re-infested units, suggesting improved compliance with HPD requirements. A Department of Buildings violation from 2019 was resolved in 2022 through a subsequent report showing the issue had been corrected. The most recent bedbug and housing maintenance code filings in 2024-2025 indicate that the building has transitioned to a cleaner record with no active infestations or significant violations, while regular rodent inspections continue to demonstrate successful pest control measures.