210 West 138th Street, Manhattan, NY 10030

The four-story, five-unit building at 210 West 138th Street in Harlem, owned by Lee Serel and constructed in 1891, has several concerning open violations that span multiple years. Most notably, there are recurring Housing Maintenance Code violations from 2021 through 2024 related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports, indicating potential challenges with pest management documentation compliance.

The building also has active Department of Buildings violations concerning the failure to file external low-pressure system inspections for the years 2018, 2019, 2022, and most recently 2023, suggesting neglect of safety-related maintenance requirements. While the building has experienced pest-related challenges as evidenced by the bedbug report violations, recent inspection results show consistently good rodent control outcomes, with all inspections from 2021 to 2025 passing, though there were reports of rat activity in August and October 2019.

The property has maintained regular permit activity, with multiple permits issued between 2018 and 2021 for various work types including plumbing and exterior work, though the connection between these permits and current building conditions is not specified in the record. Despite the building's age and history of violations, the current rodent control efforts appear successful, though the persistence of bedbug report violations and the failure to comply with external low-pressure inspection requirements raise ongoing maintenance and safety compliance concerns.