329 West 51st Street, Manhattan, NY 10019

329 West 51st Street is a 3-story, 6-unit residential building located in Hell's Kitchen, constructed in 1910 and currently owned by Jeanine Touchard. The building has experienced recurring pest-related issues over recent years, with multiple complaints filed between 2022 and 2023 regarding unsanitary conditions and pests, though inspections by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) were unable to gain access to verify these conditions.

While a rodent complaint in July 2022 was investigated by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) and found to have no violations, the building is currently facing an ongoing issue with bedbug reporting compliance, as evidenced by four open violations (2021-2024) related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports as required by the Housing Maintenance Code. Despite the pest-related complaints and violations, there is some positive news regarding rodent control: regular inspections conducted between 2017 and July 2024 have consistently passed, indicating effective rodent management.

A food establishment inspection from December 2019 was also addressed appropriately. The building's most recent service requests in February 2023 related to pest complaints (both filed on February 9 and closed on February 27) that went unverified due to lack of access. The persistent nature of the pest complaints, along with the open bedbug report violation, suggests ongoing challenges with maintaining sanitary conditions in the building, though it's important to note that many of the service requests and complaints were not able to be verified through inspections.