408 West 34th Street, Manhattan, NY 10001

The 68-unit, 6-story residential building at 408 West 34th Street in Chelsea, owned by Patrick Forbes, has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years, particularly during 2022. The property faced multiple water-related problems, with three documented slow leaks between January and March 2022, and reports of mold affecting Unit 6D, which required both remediation and repairs to faulty ceiling conditions. A building-wide heat and hot water outage occurred in January 2022, worsening the resident experience during that period.

More recently, as of 2023-2024, the building has open violations regarding fire door self-closing mechanisms and an unmet requirement to file an annual bedbug report, both classified as Class C violations. An exterior facade inspection in early 2024 revealed multiple areas of concern, including step cracks and missing mortar near fire escapes, though this violation has been resolved with no penalties. The building's management has demonstrated compliance with rodent control measures, passing inspections consistently from 2010 through 2024.

Historical complaints include investigations in 2018 regarding potential illegal hotel conversions, which did not result in violations, and a COVID-19 compliance check in 2020 that found no violations. The property maintains a relatively recent bedbug history with no reported infestations between late 2019 and late 2020, and a subsequent reporting period in 2021 showed zero infestations or re-infestations. While the building has a history of maintenance issues, particularly in 2022, the recent pattern shows fewer individual tenant complaints, though several open violations remain unresolved as of 2023-2024.