188 Lenox Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10026

The three-story, 3-unit residential building at 188 Lenox Avenue in Harlem, owned by Lynford Woodhouse, has been in existence since 1887 and has undergone a few notable events in recent years. The property has shown consistent compliance with rodent control regulations, passing all inspections from 2018 through 2025.

However, there are several significant issues worth noting: there is currently an active Department of Buildings violation from September 2022 regarding the failure to submit an acceptable inspection report for a structurally compromised building, which remains unresolved as of October 2023. The building's bedbug reporting history shows consistent compliance with reporting requirements, with no reported infestations or eradications between 2019 and 2024, and the most recent report filed in January 2024 covering the period from November 2022 to October 2023 confirmed zero infested units.

Three Housing Maintenance Code violations were issued between 2021 and 2023 regarding the filing of annual bedbug reports, though these were later closed. Additionally, the building has had three complaints filed with the Department of Buildings (in 2018, 2021, and 2024) relating to permit issues, drainage concerns, and an illegal conversion complaint in 2024, though inspections did not warrant any violations. While the building has maintained a generally good record with regular inspections and compliance, the outstanding structural violation and recent history of bedbug report compliance issues are notable.