142 West 17th Street, Manhattan, NY 10011

The five-story, 11-unit tenement building at 142 West 17th Street in Chelsea, owned by Jerry Edelman, has a mixed history of maintenance and compliance issues since its construction in 1915. Most recently, in 2025, there have been multiple door-related complaints (February and December) marked as emergency situations, though HPD inspections either found no violations or were unable to complete inspections. The building has shown consistent attention to bedbug management, with all six annual reports since 2019 showing no infested units.

A rodent inspection in October 2024 also passed, continuing a perfect record of rodent inspections since 2010. The building experienced several significant issues in recent years, particularly in 2019 when multiple violations were documented, including exposed electrical wiring in public areas, unsafe electrical conditions, and maintenance deficiencies in Common Area Safety Notices. October 2018 violations noted problems with wall conditions and intercom systems, and a February 2022 violation was recorded for failure to submit annual bedbug reports.

While most complaints were resolved, with many showing no violations upon inspection, there have been recurring issues with door/windows, as evidenced by three complaints between 2024-2025. The building has maintained proper reporting and eradication status for bedbugs since their introduction, and all documented violations have been closed, with repairs and corrections made in the affected areas. Five tenant safety inspections between 2019-2020 found no violations warranting action, suggesting recent improvements in overall building maintenance and compliance.