343 West 39th Street, Manhattan, NY 10018

The 36-story residential building at 343 West 39th Street in Hell's Kitchen, owned by Dani Elhachem and completed in 2006, has experienced several notable issues over its history, particularly concerning pest control and regulatory compliance. Most recently, the building faced three active violations as of 2023 for failing to file its 2021 External Low-Pressure Inspection report, and had previously been cited for not submitting required Cycle 8C exterior wall examination reports in 2022 and 2020, resulting in penalties totaling $4,375.

The building has maintained an active bedbug report filing status, with its most recent report from December 2024 showing no infested units, though there were multiple years of mandatory reporting violations between 2021 and 2024. The property has a documented history of emergency services calls, including four pest-related complaints between 2019 and 2020, and two significant heat/hot water complaints affecting the entire building in January 2019.

While the building has passed recent rodent inspections in 2024, 2019, and several prior years, there were concerning rat activity reports in March and April 2010. The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) conducted inspections following pest complaints in 2019 and 2020 but found no violations requiring further action. The building's permit history shows two significant emergency work permits issued in December 2019 and September 2020, though specific details of the work undertaken are not provided in the available data.