103 West 118th Street, Manhattan, NY 10026

103 West 118th Street is a 5-story, 7-unit Old Law Tenement building located in Harlem, built in 1896 and currently owned by Alexander Karev. The building has shown consistent compliance with rodent control measures, passing all inspections from 2017 through April 2025. It has maintained an effective bedbug management record over the past four years (2021-2025), with all annual reports showing zero infested or eradicated units. The property experienced multiple housing maintenance code violations in 2013, primarily related to safety signage and maintenance requirements, including carbon monoxide detector notices, smoke detector requirements, and problems with the building's fire retardant materials, particularly in the 5th story public hall.

Specifically, violations were documented for improper signage and maintenance of various building safety requirements in the first-story public hall, and issues with a bathroom wall and light fixture in apartment 4A on the 4th story. These violations were all certified as corrected by February 2018. Recent building activity includes multiple sidewalk shed complaints in 2025, though inspections found no violations at that time. In 2019, there was an investigation into illegal after-hours work, which also resulted in no violations being found upon inspection.

The building has had one DOB violation in November 2019, which was resolved by December 2020. A permit for electrical work was issued in February 2019. Since then, there have been no significant reported issues, and the building has maintained regular compliance with necessary inspections and reporting requirements. The consistent passing of rodent inspections and the absence of bedbug issues in recent years suggest effective pest management practices are in place.