226 West 15th Street, Manhattan, NY 10011

226 West 15th Street is a 4-story, 24-unit residential building in Chelsea, constructed in 1900 and currently owned by Peter Weisman. The building has experienced recurring maintenance issues over the past several years, with the most recent being a heat/hot water complaint in June 2023, which was investigated by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and found not to warrant violations.

A significant pest infestation was documented in January 2021, specifically affecting apartment 1B, where violations were issued for both mice and cockroach problems. While the building has maintained an active bedbug reporting history since 2020, with eight consecutive years of filings showing zero infested or eradicated units, there was one violation in 2022 related to the failure to file an annual bedbug report, though this appears to be an administrative issue rather than indicating an infestation problem. The property has undergone regular rodent inspections, with the most recent showing rat activity in October 2024, though a subsequent compliance inspection in November 2024 passed.

Historical records from 2010 through 2019 show consistent passing results in rodent inspections, suggesting some variability in pest control effectiveness. The building's maintenance history reveals a pattern of addressing various issues, including emergency heat/hot water problems and non-emergency unsanitary conditions, though it's worth noting that many recent complaints have resulted in no violations being issued. The property's age and long history in Chelsea are shown in its building profile, which indicates it has undergone conversion to Class A status, though specific details of this conversion are not provided in the available data.