405 East 117th Street, Manhattan, NY 10035

405 East 117th Street is a 7-unit, 4-story old law tenement building located in East Harlem, built in 1900 and currently owned by Ilan Cohen. The building has experienced significant maintenance issues in 2024, with multiple emergency complaints filed in April 2024 regarding unsanitary conditions (including mold and pest infestations), heating and hot water problems, and various plumbing issues affecting different units (including bathtubs/showers, radiators, and sinks).

These complaints were generally closed due to lack of access for inspection, though some inspections did occur with no violations issued. The building has open Class C violations from March 2024, primarily affecting apartments 3R and 3F, including issues with pest infestations (roaches and mice), inadequate heat and hot water supply, and defective window guards. In late 2021, the property faced serious safety concerns when a partial vacate order was issued, revealing illegal occupancy of the cellar as single room occupancy (SRO) units without proper egress, along with violations for unsafe storage of combustible materials.

However, more recent inspections have shown consistent passing results in rodent inspections, with the most recent inspection in April 2025 passing. The building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug reports, with no infestations reported in the past five years. Currently, 405 East 117th Street is undergoing a significant number of maintenance issues that require attention, as evidenced by the multiple plumbing, heating, and sanitary complaints in 2024, though the property has shown consistent compliance with rodent control requirements in recent years.