222 Edgecombe Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10030

222 Edgecombe Avenue is a three-story, eight-unit residential building in Harlem, constructed in 1901 and currently owned by Juliette Dunkley. The building has experienced several noteworthy maintenance issues in recent years, particularly in 2024, with multiple open violation cases as of May 2024. These include problems with self-closing doors at various locations such as the boiler room (both first story and third story) and the street entrance vestibule, all of which had defective hinges.

Additionally, there is an open violation regarding a required wire screen installation at the third-story skylight in the public hall. While the building has generally maintained compliance with rodent control measures, there were instances of rat activity noted in May and July 2023, though subsequent inspections in 2024 and 2025 have passed without issues. The property has a history of bedbug reporting requirements, with annual filings showing zero infested units in the most recent report covering the period from November 2022 to October 2023.

This pattern of compliance has continued since at least 2020, with no reported infestations or required eradications. The building's maintenance record also shows attention to various other issues, including painting requirements for a stair soffit in the first-story public hall, which was addressed in May 2024. While there are multiple open violations as of mid-2024, it's worth noting that many previous citations have been resolved, indicating some level of responsive maintenance management. The property has undergone routine inspections for rodent activity and bedbug reporting, maintaining a generally compliant status in these areas, with the most recent rodent inspection in May 2025 passing without issue.