161 West 80th Street, Manhattan, NY 10024

161 West 80th Street is a 5-story, 10-unit Old Law Tenement building constructed in 1896 in New York City's Upper West Side neighborhood. The property, currently owned by 161 West 80th St.

Corp, has experienced persistent pest control issues over recent years, with multiple rat sightings reported between 2020 and 2022, and most notably three rodent-related complaints still recorded as "In Progress" as of 2022-2023. The building's maintenance record reveals several significant violations, including an open Housing Maintenance Code violation from June 2018 related to inadequate lighting in the front entranceway, and multiple Environmental Control Board violations from 2024 concerning failure to comply with past orders regarding code violations from 2016, with associated penalties totaling $5,000.

There are also active construction-related violations from 2019 involving unauthorized work, including earthwork and plumbing modifications at the cellar level, with penalties totaling $12,500. The building has passed recent rodent inspections in early 2025 and February 2024, indicating improvements in pest management, though a compliance inspection in March 2023 resulted in a failure for "Other Reasons." While the property has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations over the past five reporting periods from 2019 to 2024, with no affected units reported, the continuing issues with rodent control and various building code violations suggest ongoing maintenance challenges. The most recent inspection records show regular bait application in 2022-2023, though inspections in late 2022 identified rat activity, highlighting the building's historical struggle with pest control despite recent improvements.