217 East 120th Street, Manhattan, NY 10035

The four-story, seven-unit tenement building at 217 East 120th Street in East Harlem, currently owned by Robert Taylor, has a documented history of maintenance issues primarily related to door safety. Most recently, in March 2024, a Class C violation was recorded regarding defective self-closing doors in the boiler room, though this was subsequently certified as corrected in April 2024.

A Class B violation remains open from January 2024 concerning a key-operated lock at a second means of egress in apartment 1A. Earlier violations show a pattern of door-related issues, particularly concerning self-closing doors in apartment 1A, with similar violations recorded in 2021 and 2019, all of which were eventually resolved.

The building has maintained an impressive record regarding pest control, with no reported bedbug infestations in any of the six consecutive annual reports from 2019 through 2024, all showing zero infested, eradicated, or re-infested units. Additionally, the property has successfully passed multiple rodent inspections, with the most recent results from July 2025 showing consistent compliance with health and safety standards. While the building's age (constructed in 1900) and history of door violations raise some concerns about maintenance responsiveness, the absence of bedbugs and regular passing of rodent inspections demonstrate effective pest management practices.