278 West 118th Street, Manhattan, NY 10026

278 West 118th Street, a 5-story, 10-unit old law tenement building in Harlem owned by R Kenyatta Punter, has experienced several concerning maintenance issues throughout 2025. Most recently, there have been multiple open complaints regarding unsanitary conditions related to garbage and recycling storage as of June 2025, and air quality issues reported in May and June 2025.

In April 2025, the building faced multiple complaints about heat and hot water problems affecting the entire building, though these were ultimately closed due to access issues during inspections. The building has also accumulated several open Housing Maintenance Code violations, primarily affecting apartments 11B and 33B, with issues ranging from electrical outlet problems to defective smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.

Notably, there was one violation issued in April 2024 regarding the failure to file the annual bedbug report, though the bedbug history shows no infestations reported between late 2019 and 2020. While the building has undergone regular rodent inspections throughout 2024-2025 with mostly passing results, there was one failure in March 2025 for "Other Reasons." The property also experienced indoor air quality violations in May and June 2025, with the Health Department needing to address existing service requests.