548 West 162nd Street, Manhattan, NY 10032

The three-story, three-unit building at 548 West 162nd Street in Washington Heights, owned by John Adago, has a notable history of pest-related issues and regulatory compliance requirements spanning several years. While the building, constructed in 1910 and classified as a HERETOFORE CONVERTED CLASS B property, has maintained a generally stable condition as evidenced by consistently passing rodent inspections since 2015, it is currently facing significant open violations related to bedbug reporting requirements.

The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) has issued four consecutive open violations from 2021 to 2024 regarding the failure to file required annual bedbug reports, which represents a persistent compliance gap. The building experienced rodent-related complaints in late 2018 and early 2019, with the most recent complaint being filed on January 14, 2019, regarding unsanitary conditions and pests, though HPD was unable to gain access for inspection in this instance.

The property also has a recent Department of Buildings violation from June 2023 for failure to file the 2018 External Low Pressure Inspection, which remains active. Despite these compliance issues, it is worth noting that all rodent inspections conducted since 2015 have passed, indicating effective pest management in recent years. The combination of open bedbug report violations and the recent low-pressure inspection violation suggests an ongoing challenge with regulatory compliance, while the successful rodent inspections demonstrate some level of pest control efficacy.