20 West 27th Street, Manhattan, NY 10001

20 West 27th Street is a 6-story, 5-unit commercial building located in Midtown, built in 1911 and currently owned by Scott Richter. The building has exhibited recurring issues with regulatory compliance over recent years, most notably regarding inspection filing requirements. As of June 2023, there remains an active violation for failure to file the 2018 external low pressure inspection, and as of May 2019, there was another active violation for failure to perform a Category 5 inspection.

Between 2022 and 2023, there were two instances of Housing Maintenance Code violations related to bedbug reporting requirements, though subsequent filings in 2023 and 2024-06000038063-001 respectively show zero instances of infestation or re-infestation during the reporting periods. The building's recent bedbug reporting history (2020-2024) indicates successful management of pest control, with all reports showing no infested or eradicated units. The property has maintained a strong record regarding rodent inspections, passing all inspections conducted between 2010 and 2014, suggesting effective pest management practices.

Permit records show at least three permits were issued under job number 140861887 in 2019, with the most recent being issued in January 2021. A Department of Buildings complaint from August 2019 regarding an unpermitted work issue was closed due to access denial. While the building has had various maintenance violations, the absence of recent bedbug infestations and consistent rodent control passing results indicate some level of effective building management practices in place, despite the ongoing violations related to inspection requirements.