14 West 130th Street, Manhattan, NY 10037

The 8-unit, 3-story building at 14 West 130th Street in Harlem, owned by Charles Lopresto and constructed in 1881, has a concerning history of maintenance and compliance issues spanning several years. Most notably, there are persistent open violations regarding the failure to file annual bedbug reports from 2021 through 2024, indicating a lack of compliance with housing maintenance code requirements. The building is also subject to multiple active Environmental Control Board (ECB) violations from 2021 through 2022, with significant penalties totaling $25,000 and $10,000 for failing to comply with commissioner's orders and for performing work without proper permits.

More recent issues include six active violations (2020-2023) related to the failure to complete required external low-pressure inspections, with the most recent violation issued in September 2024. While rodent inspections in 2025, 2024, and 2023 passed, there were failures for other reasons in mid-2023 and early 2024, suggesting inconsistent maintenance of building conditions. The building underwent a department of buildings complaint investigation in 2021 regarding illegal conversion, resulting in an Oath Violation being served on June 18, 2021.

Since then, numerous violations have accrued due to non-compliance with commissioner's orders, particularly in late 2021 through 2022, with multiple violations issued for not filing Certificates of Correction. A building permit for work was issued in August 2023, showing some level of maintenance activity. Despite multiple passed rodent inspections in recent years, the persistence of unaddressed bedbug report violations and multiple safety inspection failures raises concerns about the building's overall maintenance compliance record.