121 West 120th Street, Manhattan, NY 10027

121 West 120th Street is a three-story, five-unit residential building in Harlem, constructed in 1896 and currently owned by Doron Kessel. The property has experienced several maintenance challenges in recent years, with the most significant being two unsanitary condition reports in May 2024 regarding both mold and pest issues, though inspections by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) found no violations.

The building has demonstrated consistent bedbug management, with annual reports from 2021 through 2024 showing zero infested or eradicated units for the previous two years, following five consecutive years of reporting no infestations or reinfestations between 2019-2021. While the property maintained a good record in rodent inspections with multiple "Passed" results between 2019 and 2025, there was one instance of "Rat Activity" noted in September 2023.

The building has undergone various permitted work, with multiple application approvals between 2018 and 2021, including general alteration (AL) and enlargement work (EW), indicating ongoing maintenance and improvements to the property. A notable violation from 2021 regarding the failure to file an annual bedbug report was issued but, based on subsequent reports, appears to have been resolved, as the building has consistently reported zero infested units since 2021. The most recent rodent inspection in March 2025 passed, continuing the trend of generally favorable inspection results, though the temporary rat activity noted in 2023 suggests occasional pest management challenges.