257 West 138th Street, Manhattan, NY 10030

The three-story, 10-unit building at 257 West 138th Street in Harlem, owned by William Penn, was constructed in 1910 and has a documented history of regulatory compliance issues that warrant attention. Most notably, there is a recurring open Housing Maintenance Code violation from 2021 through 2024 regarding the failure to file the required annual bedbug reports, which remains unresolved as of April 2024.

The building has also accumulated multiple active Department of Buildings violations between 2019 and 2023 for not submitting mandatory external low pressure inspection reports for 2018, 2019, and 2022. Additionally, there was a violation for failing to file the 2017 annual boiler inspection report in November 2019, which was not resolved within a reasonable timeframe.

On a more positive note, the building has demonstrated consistent compliance with rodent inspections, passing all recent inspections from 2021 through 2025, with only one failure recorded in April 2021 for "Other Reasons." The property has maintained an active compliance record with rodent control measures, passing inspections in September 2024, March 2025, and others in previous years. While the building has successfully addressed rodent-related concerns, the unresolved bedbug reporting violations and multiple unfiled safety inspections suggest ongoing regulatory compliance challenges that impact the building's overall maintenance profile.