316 West 36th Street, Manhattan, NY 10018

The five-story, 13-unit tenement building at 316 West 36th Street in Hell's Kitchen, owned by Michael Jackson and constructed in 1920, has a concerning pattern of unresolved housing maintenance issues over the past four years. The building has received multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations (A) from 2021 through 2024 for failing to file the required annual bedbug reports, with the most recent violation still remaining open as of April 2024.

The property experienced significant maintenance issues in 2020, when it was cited for façade problems that exposed bricks and showed cracks throughout, leading to Environmental Control Board violations with penalties totaling $12,500 ($6,250 each for failure to maintain building and failure to comply with the commissioner's order). Additionally, there was a Department of Buildings complaint from March 2020 regarding general maintenance failures, which resulted in an Oath Violation.

At one point, there was also a violation regarding the failure to certify correction on immediately hazardous (Class 1) issues, though this is noted as active with no disposition comments. On a more positive note, the building has consistently passed rodent inspections from 2010 through 2024, indicating no issues with pest control in recent years. While the bedbug report violations represent a recurring administrative compliance issue, the building's overall condition seems stable regarding other health and safety matters, particularly with the recent passing of the 2024 rodent inspection.