59 East 130th Street, Manhattan, NY 10037

The 4-unit, 4-story tenement building at 59 East 130th Street in East Harlem, owned by Jack Bashkow, has maintained a generally positive record since 2018, though there have been some notable concerns. The building, constructed in 1926, is classified as an OLD LAW TENEMENT and has undergone regular inspections for both bedbugs and rodent activity.

Most significantly, there were three Housing Maintenance Code violations related to bedbug reporting requirements in 2021, 2022, and 2024, although all were subsequently closed. However, the building's most recent bedbug report from May 2024 indicates a clean record with no infested or re-infested units requiring eradication between November 2022 and October 2023.

The building has experienced four initial rodent inspections from June 2023 through June 2025, with all but one passing successfully - a rat activity indication in June 2023. This was followed by a compliance inspection in August 2023 which passed. The Department of Buildings conducted investigations into potential illegal hotel rooms in the building in 2019, with inspections in May and December both resulting in "No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection." Overall, while the building has had some regulatory violations regarding bedbug reporting, it has demonstrated successful pest management in both bedbug and rodent control systems from 2022 onwards, with no verified infestations or significant pest activity in recent inspections.