251 West 131st Street, Manhattan, NY 10027

The three-story, three-unit building at 251 West 131st Street in Harlem, owned by Arlene Davis, has experienced several recurring administrative issues and a mixed record of pest management over the past five years. Most notably, the property has accumulated four open Class A Housing Maintenance Code violations between 2021 and 2024 concerning the failure to file annual bedbug reports as required by HPD regulations, with the most recent violation recorded in April 2024.

The building's rodent inspection history presents a generally positive trend, with all inspections from 2023 through July 2025 passing, though there was one instance of rat activity recorded in July 2019. In terms of property concerns, there was a complaint about potential illegal conversion filed in December 2022, which resulted in a failed inspection attempt in January 2023 when the inspector was unable to gain access.

While this complaint was marked as closed, the inability to gain access raises some questions about the property's condition at that time. On a positive note, the building continues to meet the necessary rodent control standards, with all recent inspections showing compliance, and there have been no recorded tenant harassment complaints or significant safety violations. The building's maintenance record suggests ongoing efforts to address pest management, though the recurring bedbug report violation indicates some challenges in this area.