345 West 12th Street, Manhattan, NY 10014

The three-story, 12-unit tenement building at 345 West 12th Street in the West Village, built in 1900 and currently owned by Julio Hernandez, has experienced several significant issues over the past few years, with the most pressing concerns centered around heating and hot water systems. Between April and November 2022, there were multiple complaints regarding heat and hot water service affecting the entire building, some of which were classified as emergencies. The building received several Housing Maintenance Code violations in 2022 related to these issues, including inadequate heat and hot water in Apartment 14 (a third-story unit) and problems with the boiler room access.

Additional violations were recorded in 2022 including issues with self-closing doors, carbon monoxide detectors, smoke detectors, and gas supply to kitchen fixtures in Apartment 14, though most of these violations were subsequently closed. More recent concerns include an active Local Law 188/17 Compliance Inspection complaint as of September 2024. The building has maintained a good record regarding bedbug infestation, with all annual reports from 2020 through 2024 showing zero infested units and successful eradication.

Rodent inspections have generally passed, with the exception of one failure noted in May 2023. The most recent infrastructure inspection results show compliance in September 2024, and the building has demonstrated consistent efforts to maintain pest control measures, as evidenced by multiple passed inspections over the years. The property management has also been proactive in filing bedbug reports annually as required by HPD regulations, with the most recent report for 2023-2024 showing no infestations.