103 East 29th Street, Manhattan, NY 10016

The 7-story building at 103 East 29th Street in Midtown, owned by Regulo Hernandez, has several notable ongoing and historical concerns as of July 2025. Most prominently, there is an active violation for failure to file the 2020 External Low Pressure Inspection, with multiple similar violations issued between 2018 and 2021 also remaining unresolved. The building has consistently received housing maintenance code violations related to bedbug report filings from 2021 through 2024, all of which remain open.

The property underwent significant work during 2020-2022, including a facade project that generated numerous complaints and violations regarding sidewalk shed safety and maintenance, with ten separate violations documented between 2020 and 2023, though most have been resolved or dismissed. Recent inspection history shows regular annual bedbug report violations, while the Department of Buildings has recorded multiple failures to file required FISP (Facade Inspection and Safety Program) reports from 2018 through 2023. The sidewalk shed and scaffold conditions have been a persistent issue throughout the building's recent history, with multiple violations for inadequate pedestrian protection and expired permits.

While there were substantial penalties associated with these violations in 2020-2021, some related violations from 2023 regarding construction fence maintenance resulted in a $1,000 penalty that remains due. The building's elevator system also shows active violations as of September 2019 for failure to correct defects, and there are multiple open 2023 violations related to low-pressure inspection filings. The building has a relatively clean rodent inspection history, with all inspections from 2010-2012 passing, and several permits have been issued between 2021-2022 for construction work including demolition and equipment use. While some historical violations have been resolved, the persistence of current violations suggests ongoing compliance challenges, particularly regarding required inspections and reports.