1598 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10029

The three-story, six-unit residential building at 1598 Lexington Avenue in East Harlem, owned by Dingyin Yu, was constructed in 1900 and has undergone conversion to Class A status. The building has maintained a consistent record of passing rodent inspections, with all inspections from 2017 through March 2025 resulting in passing grades, indicating effective pest management practices.

The property has also demonstrated compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, with no reported infestations in three consecutive annual filings from 2021 to 2023, showing a commitment to addressing this common urban issue. However, the building does have some regulatory challenges that require attention. Most notably, there is an open housing maintenance code violation as of April 2024 regarding the failure to file the required annual bedbug report, which represents a departure from the pattern of compliance seen in previous years.

Additionally, there are two recorded complaints (in 2019 and 2023) regarding suspected illegal hotel rooms in the building, though both investigations were closed due to inspectors being unable to gain access during their second attempts. While these issues are concerning, they are somewhat mitigated by the building's strong record of pest management and regular maintenance inspections. The property's housing maintenance code violation records show a pattern of requiring reminders to submit the bedbug report, rather than indicating any actual infestation problems.