34 West 128th Street, Manhattan, NY 10027

34 West 128th Street in Harlem is a 4-story, 3-unit residential building owned by Daniel Clark and constructed in 2000. The property has experienced recurring pest management challenges over the past several years, most notably an annual bedbug violation from 2021 through 2024 regarding the failure to file mandatory bedbug reports with HPD.

The building has also faced substantial rodent-related issues, particularly in 2019 when multiple complaints were filed regarding both conditions attracting rodents and signs of rodent activity, coinciding with unsanitary garbage/recycling storage concerns. While recent inspections from 2023 to 2025 have passed for rodent activity, there were documented rat activity violations in early 2023, and the building's history shows a pattern of pest management challenges requiring ongoing attention. The property has undergone several Department of Buildings inspections and permit issuances between 2021-2024, including complaints regarding illegal hotel rooms, construction compliance, and maintenance failures, though these were generally found to lack sufficient substantiation upon inspection.

Most recently, all three dwelling units reported bedbug infestations between November 2021 and October 2022, though records show successful eradication with no re-infestations. The building's permit activity in 2021 includes three separate permits, suggesting ongoing maintenance or improvement work during that period. The property has shown improvement in recent years, with regular passing results from 2023-2025 rodent inspections, indicating potential stabilization of pest management issues, though the recurring nature of such violations suggests this remains an area requiring continued monitoring.