425 East 118th Street, Manhattan, NY 10035

The four-story, three-unit tenement at 425 East 118th Street in East Harlem, owned by Ramon Gonzalez and constructed in 1909, has had several notable maintenance and compliance events in recent years. The building has an ongoing pattern of bedbug reporting violations, with open violations recorded in 2022, 2023, and most recently in April 2024, all related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports as required by the Housing Maintenance Code.

These violations, while administrative in nature, suggest possible ongoing challenges with pest management procedures in the building. In 2019, the property was subject to multiple environmental control board violations related to unauthorized construction work in the basement, including the installation of new copper piping for A/C units, partition walls, and electrical work. These violations were resolved with penalties totaling $1,860, though records do not indicate whether this work was subsequently permitted through proper channels.

The building has maintained consistent rodent control compliance, passing all rodent inspections between 2018 and 2025, including most recent inspections in January and July 2025. Two permits for exterior work have been successfully issued in recent years, with the most recent granted in October 2023. While the property has demonstrated attention to basic maintenance requirements through passing rodent inspections and obtaining permits for approved work, the recurring bedbug reporting violations represent the most significant pattern of non-compliance in recent years.