430 West 34th Street, Manhattan, NY 10001

430 West 34th Street is a 17-story, 178-unit residential building constructed in 1963 and currently owned by Gilmore Vidal. The building has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years, with the most pressing being an open HPD plumbing complaint regarding water supply from March 2025. The property has also faced recurring heat and hot water problems, particularly in January 2021 when multiple emergency complaints were filed.

While the building underwent some renovation work that led to a violation for unpermitted construction in December 2021 (specifically involving a full gut renovation of apartment 15A), this violation was eventually resolved with a $1,250 penalty. In terms of building systems, there has been an active violation issued in February 2024 for failure to file the FISP Cycle 9C technical report. The building's maintenance history shows generally positive results in pest control measures, with no reported bedbug infestations since 2019 and consistent passing grades on rodent inspections, including a recent pass in October 2024.

The property has had various service requests and complaints over the years, including issues with the intercom system (2022), ceiling repairs (2019), and a rat sighting (2020) - though many of these were resolved without violations being issued. Multiple DOB inspections between 2021-2024, including construction compliance inspections, have mostly resulted in "No Violation Warranted" findings. The building's maintenance records suggest ongoing attention to building systems and prompt response to resident complaints, though the open plumbing issue from 2025 remains a concern.