243 West 131st Street, Manhattan, NY 10027

The three-story, six-unit building at 243 West 131st Street in Harlem, owned by Robert Kodsi and constructed in 1910, has experienced several maintenance challenges in recent years. Most notably, there are multiple active Housing Maintenance Code violations from 2024, including issues with community bathroom facilities on the 2nd and 3rd stories, such as leaky faucets, broken fire-retardant ceilings, and various maintenance requirements.

The building's safety and maintenance record shows concerning patterns, particularly regarding the low-pressure boiler system, with six active violations (from 2018 to 2023) for failure to file required annual inspection reports, and more recently, an ECB violation issued in June 2024 with a $625 penalty. Air quality and pest management have been recurring issues, with the Department of Health receiving multiple ventilation complaints in 2025 and the building showing intermittent rat activity in inspections throughout 2024-2025. While the most recent rodent inspections in July 2025 passed, there had been prior rat activity noted earlier in the year.

The building's bedbug reporting history shows no infestations recorded in the past two reporting periods (2021-2022 and 2019-2020). A complaint regarding unauthorized work in an occupied multiple dwelling in August 2023 was investigated but found no violations at the time of inspection. Despite these various issues, it's worth noting that some recent inspections have shown compliance, such as the passed rodent inspections in July 2025 and relatively recent inspections in other areas, though many violations remain open as of the current date.