502 West 122nd Street, Manhattan, NY 10027

502 West 122nd Street, a 6-story New Law Tenement building constructed in 1926 and currently owned by the Trustees of Columbia University, has experienced several notable events regarding its maintenance and compliance history. Most recently, in March 2025, there is an active Department of Health complaint regarding construction lead dust in common areas, which remains unresolved as of the latest available data.

The building has also faced exterior maintenance issues, with active Environmental Control Board violations from late 2022 related to failure to submit required reports and maintain the facade, including spalling stone, brick deterioration, and mortar joint issues, with associated penalties of $6,250. These violations remain noted as active while they are yet to be resolved. The property has had various maintenance challenges documented through 311 service requests and Housing Maintenance Code complaints, including a 2024 unsanitary condition complaint regarding pests that could not be inspected upon HPD's arrival, and a balcony-related complaint that was inspected but resulted in no violations.

While the building has maintained a consistent record of passing rodent inspections from 2016 through 2025, the frequency of exterior maintenance complaints and building code violations suggests ongoing maintenance challenges. However, the building has shown compliance with bedbug reporting requirements over the past several years, consistently reporting zero infested or re-infested dwelling units across multiple annual reports from 2021 through 2024. The property underwent multiple permitted construction activities in 2019, suggesting significant work was undertaken during that period, though some related complaints regarding construction safety and tenant protection notification requirements were noted and remain active.