220 West 140th Street, Manhattan, NY 10030

220 West 140th Street is a 6-story New Law tenement building in Harlem, built in 1926 and containing 18 units, currently owned by Martin Kirzner. The building has experienced persistent maintenance issues in recent years, with particular concerns about mold, plumbing, and pest problems. Most notably, in December 2024, Apartment 5B was found to have multiple violations including infestations of bedbugs, mice, and roaches, along with issues with a broken baseboard radiator cover, glass pane at the fire escape window, and waste line connection at the kitchen sink, though some of these violations were subsequently closed.

The building has also experienced recurring problems with its flooring, receiving violations in both June and November 2023. More recent inspections indicate continued concerns, with a January 2025 complaint about unsanitary mold conditions being investigated by HPD, though no violations were found. The building's plumbing infrastructure has been a recurring issue, with multiple complaints in 2023 and 2024 regarding bathrooms (bathtub/shower and toilet) and other facilities (basin/sink), though most were closed with no violations found.

The property has undergone several rodent inspections between 2022 and 2025, with mixed results - while some passes were recorded, there were notable failures for other reasons in late 2024 and late 2023. Bedbug incidents appear to have been successfully addressed in recent years, with zero reported cases in the past three annual reporting periods (2021-2024), following earlier infestations in 2019 and 2020. The building's recent history suggests ongoing maintenance challenges, particularly regarding plumbing, mold, and pest control, with some improvements noted in pest management but persistent issues with other systems.