422 East 120th Street, Manhattan, NY 10035

The four-story, 4-unit tenement building at 422 East 120th Street in East Harlem, owned by Giuseppe Galvano and dating back to 1900, has maintained a relatively stable record over recent years. While the building experienced a pest-related complaint in late 2018 that was investigated by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) with no violations found, more significant has been the building's consistent pattern of bedbug-related administrative violations from 2021 to 2023.

Each of these violations, documented under Housing Maintenance Code section HMC:FILE, cited the owner's failure to file the required annual bedbug report, though the most recent reports from December 2023 and December 2024 indicate zero infested units during the 12-month periods prior. The property has undergone regular rodent inspections from 2017 through 2025, with all inspections resulting in "Passed" status, suggesting effective pest management in this area.

The most recent rodent inspection conducted in February 2025 continues this pattern of compliance. It's worth noting that while there were multiple bedbug report violations recorded between 2021 and 2023, the subsequent filings in 2023-2024 show no instances of infestation, eradications, or re-infestations, indicating that the building may have successfully addressed the earlier reporting compliance issues though the need for three consecutive annual violation notices remains a historical concern.