45 West 39th Street, Manhattan, NY 10018

The 6-unit, 5-story building at 45 West 39th Street in Midtown, owned by Kenneth Lee, has been subject to several concerning trends and unresolved violations over the past five years. Most notably, there are four open Housing Maintenance Code violations from 2021 through 2024 related to the failure to file mandatory annual bedbug reports, indicating potential ongoing pest management oversight.

Additionally, three active Department of Buildings violations from June 2023 remain unresolved, pertaining to the failure to file required external low-pressure inspections for the years 2020, 2021, and 2022. The building has experienced multiple food safety-related incidents, including documented cases of food contamination in 2019 and rodent-related issues in 2020, though these particular complaints were eventually closed.

While the property's rodent inspections from 2010 through 2022 have generally passed, the recurring nature of the bedbug report violations and the recent failure to complete required safety inspections raise ongoing compliance concerns. The building, constructed in 1925, is classified as "Heretofore Converted Class A" and has maintained a consistent pattern of annual bedbug report violations since at least 2021, suggesting persistent challenges in meeting this specific housing requirement.