467 West 159th Street, Manhattan, NY 10032

The 17-unit, 5-story New Law Tenement at 467 West 159th Street in Washington Heights, owned by Alex Kohen, has a mixed record of building maintenance and safety compliance since its construction in 1920. The property experienced two significant housing maintenance code violations in January 2018 related to apartment 21, including missing smoke detectors and issues with self-closing doors - both violations were certified as corrected by March 2018.

More recently, a gas utility complaint was filed in July 2023, but inspectors were unable to gain access during their final attempt in August 2023. The building underwent a suspicion of illegal conversion investigation in October 2019, which was ultimately dismissed in February 2020 due to lack of evidence. In terms of pest control, the building has maintained a consistent record of addressing bedbug occurrences, with reports showing no active infestations since 2019, when there was only one infested unit that was promptly eradicated.

The most recent bedbug reports from 2020 through 2024 show zero infested units. The property has also demonstrated strong performance in rodent control, passing all ten initial rodent inspections conducted between 2014 and 2024, including the most recent inspections in October 2024 and December 2023. While the building has faced some regulatory issues and safety concerns in the past, the recent absence of reported bedbug infestations, combined with consistently passing rodent inspections, suggests improved conditions in these areas.