334 West 23rd Street, Manhattan, NY 10011

The 8-story building at 334 West 23rd Street in Chelsea, owned by Ashley Bryant and constructed in 1926, has experienced several significant maintenance and safety issues over recent years. Most concerning are the open Class A housing maintenance code violations from 2022 through 2024 regarding the failure to file annual bedbug reports, with the most recent violation recorded in April 2024. The building has also faced structural and safety concerns, including an active Environmental Control Board violation from December 2022 related to damaged structural beam covers at the cellar level, for which a penalty of $625 was imposed.

Previous facade-related safety issues were documented in 2018, including violations for failing to provide necessary safety measures such as sidewalk sheds to protect public safety from an "unsafe" facade, and non-compliance with requirements for exterior wall examination reports. Additional mechanical and infrastructure concerns are evident in the building's violation history, particularly regarding elevator maintenance. Several violation notices from 2019 remain active, including failures to correct defects identified in 2017 elevator inspections and omissions related to required Category 5 inspections.

The building has demonstrated compliance with rodent control measures, consistently passing inspections from 2010 through 2024, and completed its bedbug reporting requirements for the 2019-2020 reporting period showing no infestations. Two complaints regarding building conditions were filed in 2020 and 2022, one concerning structural stability and another regarding maintenance issues, though both were subsequently closed with violations issued. The property has secured necessary permits for work performed in 2019 and 2020, suggesting some level of ongoing maintenance and upgrades to building systems.