218 West 108th Street, Manhattan, NY 10025

218 West 108th Street is a 6-story, 1910 building located in Manhattan's Upper West Side, currently owned by Jesse Deutch. The property has a concerning record of pest control issues, particularly in 2022 when there was a series of eight rodent-related complaints between January and August, including multiple rat sightings and conditions attracting rodents.

Although these complaints were officially closed, the persistence of the issues over several months is noteworthy. More recently, in April 2023, there was a documented indoor air quality complaint regarding chemical vapors, which was addressed through an advisory to the property management. The building's maintenance records show a pattern of violations related to required inspections, particularly for the external low pressure system, with violations issued and subsequently dismissed in 2022, 2021, 2020, and most recently in September 2024 for failure to file the 2023 inspection.

Similar patterns can be seen for elevator inspections, with violations in 2018 and 2019 that were also dismissed. Historical data shows a debris-related complaint in 2022 regarding potential falling materials, though no violations were found upon inspection, and a failure to maintain complaint from 2019 which was similarly closed without violation. On a positive note, the most recent bedbug report from December 2024 shows no infestation or eradication activities, suggesting this particular issue has been successfully managed in recent years.