8 West 121st Street, Manhattan, NY 10027

The four-story, three-unit residential building at 8 West 121st Street in Harlem, owned by Mikio Yamamoto, dates back to 1890 and is classified as a HERETOFORE CONVERTED CLASS A property. The building has encountered ongoing bedbug reporting compliance issues over the past several years, with open violations noted in 2021, 2022, 2023, and most recently in April 2024, all citing the failure to file annual bedbug reports as required under Housing Maintenance Code.

Additionally, the property faced violations in 2023 for not filing external low-pressure inspections for both 2018 and 2019, though these were subsequently dismissed in July 2023. A historical violation from 2019 regarding the failure to file the 2017 boiler inspection report was also dismissed with a penalty of $1,000. The building's rodent inspection history shows consistent attention to pest management, with all inspections from 2022 through 2025 passing, except for one instance of rat activity noted in January 2019.

This recent pattern of compliance suggests improved pest management practices in recent years. Notably, the most recent rodent inspection in February 2025 resulted in a passing grade, marking over two years of successful pest control efforts since the last documented rat activity. While the building has experienced multiple regulatory violations over the years, particularly related to bedbug reporting and inspection filings, the property's rodent management record and the dismissal of certain violations indicate some degree of regulatory responsiveness from ownership.