building at 342 West 71st Street

Remember the famous bed-bug tenant at 2 RSD? http://gothamist.com/2016/01/20/bedbug_nightmare_tenant.php

He place he lived before was 342 W 71st.

ah yes: https://streeteasy.com/talk/discussion/40674-70month-uws-rent-bedbugs-illegal-immigrants

I wanted to let everyone know that this building has been under new management + new landlord since mid 2019. The new landlord and management team have made significant efforts to try and get rid of the bedbug problem and they have an exterminator come bi-weekly to treat every room and communal area. The problem is that some of these tenants REFUSE to allow these exterminators to treat their room even if they know they have bedbugs. Nevertheless, they have exterminated many of the rooms using a non-toxic chemical-free treatment option that poses no health risk or threat and kills bed bugs on contact. They really care about the bed bug infestation and have been actively trying to make the building bed-bug free.

That being said, the current management in place is much better than the previous management company (icon realty management). They had a lot to deal with since taking over management, and they have made good progress. They repaired and modernized the elevator, which really helped improve the building and quality of life. The building is not like how it used to be and thats all because of the work+effort that the new management have put in so far and continue to put in to making this building better.