312 East 120th Street, Manhattan, NY 10035

The three-unit, three-story residential building at 312 East 120th Street in East Harlem, owned by Frank Acosta, has shown several concerning patterns over the past few years. Most notably, there is an ongoing issue with the building's compliance with annual bedbug reporting requirements, with open violations documented in 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021, indicating the owner has repeatedly failed to submit the required reports as mandated by the Housing Maintenance Code.

Furthermore, the building's facade has been subject to significant violations, with two active Environmental Control Board (ECB) violations issued in 2022 totaling $4,375 in penalties, citing disrepair conditions including displaced and chipping stucco at multiple locations, particularly around the first-floor window lintels and corroded cornices. There are additional active violations regarding the failure to certify corrections on immediately hazardous (Class 1) ECB violations from early 2022.

While the building has maintained a clean record in terms of rodent inspections, with all inspections from 2017 to 2025 passing successfully, there was one serious incident reported in October 2021 concerning building shaking, which resulted in an Oath Violation being served. The building's age (built in 1899) and history as a formerly converted Class A structure may contribute to its current maintenance challenges, as evidenced by the multiple open violations related to bedbug reporting and facade disrepair that have persisted through multiple inspection cycles.