119 West 15th Street, Manhattan, NY 10011

119 West 15th Street is a 6-story, 28-unit Old Law Tenement building located in Chelsea, built in 1914 and currently owned by Steven Gautier. The building has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years, most notably a series of heat and hot water problems in late 2023, with multiple emergency complaints filed between October and December 2023, though inspections often failed due to lack of tenant access.

By late 2024, there were similar access issues reported for a pest complaint in March 2025, and for issues with an electric range and outlet in October 2024. The property has an active violation related to a deteriorated roof parapet at the exposed section #02, documented in November 2023 by the Department of Buildings, with a penalty of $1,250 imposed. The building's maintenance history shows recurring challenges with building systems and safety features.

In 2024, violations were issued regarding self-closing doors and security concerns, particularly affecting Apartment 2FW (door frame issues) and Apartment 6FE (multiple violations including self-closing door, heat, hot water, and carbon monoxide detector problems). The property has maintained a consistent record of passing rodent inspections, with the most recent successful inspection in October 2024. Importantly, the building has demonstrated compliance with bedbug reporting requirements in recent years, with no reported infestations in the past six reporting periods from 2018 through 2024, suggesting effective pest management practices.