239 West 15th Street, Manhattan, NY 10011

239 West 15th Street is a 5-story, 21-unit Old Law Tenement building located in Chelsea, built in 1901 and currently owned by Tal Adini. The building has experienced recurring heating issues over the past several years, with multiple complaints about lack of heat and hot water affecting the entire building. Most recently, in September 2024 and November 2023, tenants reported problems that required intervention from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), though in both cases tenants indicated that service had been restored by the time of inspection.

The building experienced an unusual period of heating problems in late 2018, with six separate complaints within a two-month period, all requiring emergency responses from HPD. The property has undergone several inspections and maintenance procedures, with most recent rodent inspections in 2024 showing compliance. Previous inspections from 2012 through 2019 consistently passed, with bait applied in 2018 but no violations noted.

The building's maintenance history shows some interior issues, particularly in apartment 1RE, including an unresolved Class A violation from December 2018 regarding the need to repair plastered surfaces and repaint, as well as a Class B violation for a defective bathroom air vent that was closed in January 2019. Two complaints were filed in August 2023 regarding after-hours work and work contrary to a stop work order, though inspectors were unable to gain access to verify the complaints. Notably, the building has maintained a consistent record of no bedbug infestations, with official reports from 2019 through 2024 showing zero affected units.