352 West 18th Street, Manhattan, NY 10011

352 West 18th Street is a 16-unit Old Law Tenement building located in Chelsea, owned by Avi Stern and constructed in 1910. The building has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues over the past two years, with multiple emergency complaints filed between 2023 and 2025, consistently involving the entire building. While some complaints were resolved quickly, including inspections that confirmed restored service, others resulted in violations, particularly a September 2024 incident that affected apartment 3A and warranted multiple violations for inadequate hot water, missing carbon monoxide detectors, and defective self-closing doors.

The building also faced safety concerns in March 2024, with violations issued for locked boiler room access and similar safety device deficiencies in apartment 3B. The property underwent a Department of Buildings inspection in December 2024 due to complaints of building shaking, though no violations were found. Historical records show occasional maintenance issues, including a 2018 mold complaint that resulted in no violations being issued, and the building has been consistently passing rodent inspections since 2017.

The building's fire safety compliance has been a concern, as evidenced by multiple ECB violations in 2019 related to emergency lighting and peeling paint throughout the facade, though these were ultimately resolved. Notably, the building has maintained a clean bedbug record for the past several years, with no reported infestations or eradication efforts between 2018 and 2024. Recent inspection records show a pattern of heat and hot water issues that remain a significant and recurring concern for residents, with 311 complaints continuing into 2025.