316 West 51st Street, Manhattan, NY 10019

316 West 51st Street is a 5-story, 9-unit residential building constructed in 1920 located in Hell's Kitchen and currently owned by Yine Acosta. The building has experienced recurring issues with essential services in recent years, most notably three significant incidents affecting heat and hot water between 2022 and 2023, including a power outage in September 2023; while HPD responded to these emergencies and conducted inspections, the most serious events in 2022 did result in Housing Maintenance Code violations. These violations were documented in March 2022, when the building was cited for inadequate hot water provision in apartment 2F and for having locked access to the heating system in the public hall boiler room.

The building's maintenance history shows consistent bedbug reporting compliance from 2018 through 2024, with no infestations recorded in any reporting period. However, there have been recent concerns about rodent activity, with inspections in 2023 showing rat presence in July and September, though a July 2024 inspection resulted in a "Passed" status. The building has maintained housing code compliance in recent years, with all previous violations having been addressed and certified as closed.

Two permits were issued in August 2018 for plumbing and electrical work (job number 123567345), though the specific nature of this work is not detailed in the records. The property's rodent control efforts have included multiple bait applications in late 2023, indicating ongoing attention to this issue. Despite these various maintenance challenges, the building's most recent inspections related to both rodent control and bedbug reporting have shown improved compliance, with no current active violations on record as of October 2023.