343 West 20th Street, Manhattan, NY 10011

343 West 20th Street is a 4-story, 8-unit converted Class A residential building in Chelsea, dating back to 1849 and currently owned by David Turner. The building has a documented history of maintenance issues, with the most significant period of concern occurring in 2021, particularly in apartment 5, which faced multiple violations including pest infestations (roaches and mice), window frame issues, and various repair needs including plaster, flooring, and door problems.

While many of these violations were subsequently closed, several remain open from 2021 regarding the broken plaster, defects in wood flooring, and issues with door self-closing mechanisms in apartment 5. The property has maintained an active bedbug reporting history from 2021 through 2024, consistently showing no infested units during the annual reporting periods. Recent improvements include the building passing rodent inspections in 2025, 2024, 2023, and twice in 2022, indicating effective pest management.

However, as of September 2024, there is an active Department of Buildings violation regarding the failure to file the 2023 external low-pressure inspection. Additionally, there was a window frame-related HPD complaint in 2021 that resulted in both issued violations and a separate inspection that found no violations. The building's history also includes a lighting violation from 2016 regarding inadequate front entrance lighting, and a 2010 violation regarding smoke detector notice requirements, both of which were eventually addressed.