453 Avenue Of The Amer, Manhattan, NY 10011

The three-story, two-unit residential building at 453 Avenue of the Americas in the West Village, formerly known as 80 Avenue of the Americas, is a 1852 structure currently owned by Renee Citera. The property has experienced recurring maintenance challenges, including a significant cluster of mold-related issues in October 2018 that triggered both 311 complaints and Housing Maintenance Code violations. More recently, the building has been subject to several regulatory requirements and violations between 2018 and 2023, including mandatory bedbug reporting (with no infestations reported since 2020), multiple safety notice postings, and address-specific violations such as a self-closing door issue (September 2023) and a wire mesh screen requirement for the bulkhead skylight (September 2023).

While the building has maintained a good record of passing rodent inspections annually from 2012 through 2024, two Department of Buildings complaints in 2022-2023 regarding failure to maintain and work without permits were investigated but found no violations. A recent permit for electrical work was issued in December 2022, indicating ongoing maintenance activity at the property. The building's inspection history reveals a pattern of attention to safety compliance, with multiple violations related to life safety systems and occupant protection requirements.

These include requirements for smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector notices, gas leak procedure notices, and the proper posting of building registration information, all of which were resolved by December 2018. The property has consistently filed bedbug reports showing zero infestation counts in recent years, and annual rodent inspections have consistently passed, suggesting effective pest management practices are in place. The current open violation regarding the non-self-closing vestibule door from September 2023 is the most recent maintenance issue on record, though its impact on resident safety would likely be minimal when compared to previous mold-related complaints.