412 East 120th Street, Manhattan, NY 10035

The four-story, two-family house at 412 East 120th Street in East Harlem, owned by Marla Aaron and dating back to 1899, has experienced a number of maintenance and safety issues over the past two years. Most concerning are several recent complaints from July 2024 through August 2024, including unsanitary conditions related to pests, door and window problems (both doors and window frames), electrical issues (wiring and outlet/switch problems), and a potentially hazardous fire escape safety concern.

Notably, all these complaints were marked with inspection access difficulties, resulting in closed cases without definitive resolutions. Earlier in 2024, the building faced similar challenges in March, including problems with doors, floors, windows, and unsanitary conditions involving sewage, though no violations were found upon inspection during this earlier period.

While the building's bedbug reports for 2023-2024 and 2022-2023 show no infestations or eradication issues, the persistent pattern of maintenance complaints, particularly regarding electrical systems and safety-related matters, suggests ongoing challenges with building upkeep and safety compliance. The most recent available data, up to October 2023, indicates these two-family dwellings' persistence with basic maintenance issues, though without any specific major violations noted in recent inspections.