221 West 15th Street, Manhattan, NY 10011

221 West 15th Street is a 5-story, 21-unit residential building located in Chelsea, constructed in 1901 under the Old Law Tenement classification and currently owned by Felix Bernardo. As of April 2025, the building has an open complaint filed with HPD regarding unsanitary conditions and pest infestations. The building experienced significant regulatory scrutiny in 2022, particularly concerning illegal hotel room usage, with multiple complaints filed between February and July 2022.

During this period, the Department of Buildings conducted several inspections, with some access being denied, though violations were ultimately documented, including inadequate means of egress, missing sprinkler systems, and lack of fire alarm systems related to transient use in an unauthorized apartment. These violations resulted in four Environmental Control Board citations in February 2022, with associated fines totaling $7,250, though records indicate these violations have since been resolved. Despite the serious nature of the 2022 violations, more recent records show an improvement in building conditions.

Between 2020 and 2025, the building has maintained a clean bedbug record, with no reported infestations or eradications in any unit over this five-year period. The building has consistently passed rodent inspections, with the most recent inspection in October 2024 showing satisfactory conditions. While the property is currently facing pest-related complaints as of 2025, its recent history shows generally improved maintenance standards compared to the regulatory issues encountered in 2022.