318 Pleasant Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10035

318 Pleasant Avenue is a 5-story, 12-unit residential building located in East Harlem, built in 1900 and currently owned by Nina Demartiniday. The property has experienced recurring maintenance issues, with the most pressing concern being an open window frame complaint as of January 2025. The building faced significant maintenance violations in late 2024, particularly in apartment 3B, where problems included defective window frames, pest infestations (cockroaches), damaged flooring, and non-functioning safety detectors.

Additional historical violations from 2022-2023 indicated safety concerns in apartments 3A and 4A related to obstructed egress from fire escapes and non-functioning smoke/carbon monoxide detectors. The building's exterior maintenance has also been problematic, evidenced by multiple window frame issues and flooring concerns, with inspections frequently resulting in citations. The property has faced ongoing pest control challenges, particularly during 2024-2025, with multiple rodent activity reports and bait applications recorded through 2025.

However, there have been no documented bedbug infestations in recent years, with the last four annual reports (2021-2024) showing zero infested or re-infested units. The building's maintenance history suggests persistent issues with basic infrastructure, as demonstrated by the pattern of complaints and violations, though several of these have been addressed through HPD inspections and enforcement actions. Recent rodent control efforts appear to be ongoing, with multiple compliance inspections showing rat activity, most recently in early 2025.