142 West 119th Street, Manhattan, NY 10026

142 West 119th Street is a 3-story, 8-unit residential building constructed in 1896 in Harlem, currently owned by Kenroy Cruickshank. The building, classified as a New Law Single Room Occupancy, has experienced several significant issues over the past decade. Most notably, between 2018-2019, there were serious concerns regarding unauthorized modifications to the building's unit configuration, with records indicating an illegal conversion that added five Class A units by removing partition walls and altering utility lines.

This resulted in multiple Department of Buildings (DOB) violations, though one violation related to occupancy contrary to certificate of occupancy records remains active with a $1,250 penalty as of October 2023. The building has also faced persistent maintenance and compliance challenges. Recent DOB violations (2023-2024) indicate failure to file mandatory external low-pressure inspections for multiple years.

Between 2019 and 2021, various housing maintenance code violations were recorded, though most were eventually closed. The property has maintained a zero-infested unit count in all bedbug reports from 2019 to present and recently achieved passed compliance results in rodent inspections (2025), though there were instances of rat activity noted in 2023-2024. Historical maintenance issues have included plumbing problems in Apartment 1 (2009), including defective waste connections and inadequate cold water supply at the bathroom tub, as well as plaster and paint deficiencies in bathroom walls. The building's inspection history suggests ongoing regulatory compliance efforts, with recent permits issued in 2020 and 2021 for unspecified work, though these permits have not been clearly linked to the resolution of any major building deficiencies.