360 West 45th Street, Manhattan, NY 10036

360 West 45th Street is a 5-story, 76-unit single room occupancy building located in Hell's Kitchen, constructed in 1930 and currently owned by Karim Znaidi. The building has experienced several significant maintenance issues over the past five years, with the most pressing concern being an ongoing rat infestation problem.

Between July 2024 and July 2025, there have been multiple instances of rat activity recorded, including eight inspections that detected rat activity or required bait application. The building had a concerning electrical safety issue in July 2018, when unsafe wiring conditions with exposed electrical wires were documented in the public hallways of all three affected floors (2nd, 3rd, and 4th stories), though these violations were certified as closed by July 31, 2018. The property has shown some persistent sanitation challenges, including a complaint filed in November 2021 regarding pest issues that HPD could not inspect and subsequently closed.

However, in terms of bedbug reports, the building has maintained a clean record, with no documented infestations or treatments reported in the past five filing periods from 2020 to 2024. The Department of Buildings records show two permits for electrical work (EW) issued in 2019 and 2020, with one permit being issued in 2022 for work filed in 2020. While the building's age and history as a single room occupancy facility typically suggest various maintenance challenges, the current focus should be on the ongoing rodent control efforts as the most significant current building concern.