312 West 21st Street, Manhattan, NY 10011

312 West 21st Street is a 5-story, 10-unit Old Law Tenement building located in Chelsea, constructed in 1900 and currently owned by Peter Tran. The building has experienced recurring issues with heat and hot water systems throughout 2024, with multiple complaints documented between April and June 2024, some requiring HPD inspections and resulting in violations. More recently, in May 2025, there were several complaints about water supply problems, including one open violation as of this report.

The building has also undergone significant plumbing issues, with multiple emergency complaints in May 2025, all marked as closed. The property has a concerning history of maintenance violations and building code issues, particularly in 2022-2024, including problems with electrical systems that resulted in multiple Environmental Control Board violations (though these were eventually resolved). These violations included unsafe electrical work, inadequate tenant protection, and problems with fire stopping.

The Department of Buildings issued several stop-work orders, though many were eventually rescinded. There appears to be a persistent rodent control challenge, with multiple rat activity reports and failed inspections between 2021 and 2025, though the most recent inspection in June 2025 indicated rat activity. Notably, the building has maintained a clean record in recent bedbug inspections, with no reported infestations since 2019. The most recent violation regarding the failure to file a 2023 external low-pressure inspection was dismissed in October 2024.