169 East 117th Street, Manhattan, NY 10035

169 East 117th Street is a four-story Old Law Tenement building located in East Harlem, owned by Arocstasiya Pleskun and constructed in 1900. The building has a history of safety-related violations, including recent citations from December 2024 regarding missing smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in the third-floor apartment. These violations followed a heat and hot water complaint in November 2024 that was investigated by HPD but did not result in any confirmed housing law violations.

The building has also been out of compliance with annual bedbug reporting requirements for multiple consecutive years from 2021 through 2024, and had violations in 2018 related to the improper posting of safety notices regarding carbon monoxide detectors, smoke detector requirements, and gas leak procedures in common areas. A Department of Buildings Environmental Control Board violation from 2018 noted that the fire escape drop ladder landing was blocked by iron fences, though this violation was resolved with no penalty imposed. Despite these safety concerns, the building has consistently passed rodent inspections, with the most recent inspection in June 2025 showing no issues.

Two complaints regarding permit and certificate of occupancy inspections in July 2018 were marked as inspector unable to gain access after second attempts. The property has maintained a regular schedule of rodent inspections, with all results showing compliance. While there are multiple open violations related to safety equipment and reporting requirements, the building has demonstrated consistent compliance with rodent control standards.