345 West 16th Street, Manhattan, NY 10011

The 5-story, 15-unit Old Law Tenement building at 345 West 16th Street in Chelsea, owned by Barry Sendrovic and built in 1900, has experienced recurring issues with building systems over the past five years. Most notably, there have been multiple heat and hot water outages affecting the entire building, with documented complaints in 2025, and between 2019-2023, though most of these issues were reported as resolved by HPD upon inspection.

A plumbing-related service request was initiated in January 2025, but inspectors were unable to gain access to investigate. The building has a history of water-related problems, including serious leaking incidents in 2018 and 2019, with one violation issued in 2018 for a slow leak that required remediation. The property underwent various maintenance and compliance checks in 2018, revealing several violations in Apartment 6 related to ceiling and floor maintenance, though these were certified as corrected by late 2018.

The building has demonstrated good pest management, with no bedbug infestations reported in the past eight years and passing rodent inspections in 2024 and 2022, though there were two instances of rat activity noted in inspections between 2018-2020. Recent years show no reports of major systemic issues beyond the recurring heating and water supply problems, and the building has maintained compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, showing no infestations under the current management. While the building has experienced multiple emergencies requiring HPD intervention, most have been resolved promptly, with only one complaint (2025 plumbing issue) being closed without proper access for inspection.