145 West 111th Street, Manhattan, NY 10026

The five-story Old Law Tenement building at 145 West 111th Street in Harlem, owned by Shaun Covington, has experienced several notable issues over the past few years. Most significantly, there are ongoing concerns with rodent activity, though recent inspections from 2024 and 2025 have shown consistent passing results. The building had three documented rat sightings in 2022, two in 2023, and one in 2024, with varying inspection results.

There are also two active ECB violations from 2024 and 2023, including one regarding missing and chipped decorative stone finish on the building's façade (penalty of $1,280) and another related to a window A/C unit's missing support brackets, though this latter violation was resolved with no penalty. The building's structural integrity has been questioned, with complaints about building shaking/vibrating in 2024 and an enforcement work order issued in 2023, both resulting in Oath Violations. A concerning heat and hot water issue was reported in 2018, though inspectors were unable to gain access to verify the problem.

Bedbug reporting records show a generally low incidence of infestations, with only one documented case in 2020-2021 affecting a single unit, and no reported infestations in the subsequent three years (2021-2024). The building has been actively monitored for rodent activity, with all recent inspections in 2024 and 2025 passing, though there were several instances of rat activity recorded between 2022-2023 that required compliance checks. The property has maintained regular inspections and prompt responses to complaints, with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and Department of Buildings conducting multiple inspections to address various issues.