319 West 51st Street, Manhattan, NY 10019

319 West 51st Street is a three-story, 10-unit apartment building located in Hell's Kitchen, owned by Jeannine Touchard and constructed in 1920. The building has encountered several notable issues over the past six years, with the most recent and persistent being an open violation regarding the failure to file annual bedbug reports, which has remained unresolved since 2021. In 2021-2023, there were major concerns about sanitation, particularly relating to garbage/recycling storage, which resulted in an open violation that HPD could not inspect due to access issues.

The building has experienced periodic infrastructure problems, including heat and hot water issues in May 2021, and a power outage in July 2018, though these were resolved relatively quickly. A concerning cluster of health incidents was reported in April 2019, with two food poisoning complaints filed on the same day. The property has undergone regular rodent inspections from 2016 to 2024, passing all of them, which suggests effective pest control measures in place.

While there were multiple complaints filed in 2019 regarding various issues including building stability, illegal commercial use, and gas utility concerns, all were determined to be unsubstantiated or resolved upon inspection. The building's maintenance history reveals some recurring patterns of access issues for inspectors, particularly noted during the heat/hot water and sanitation complaints in 2021-2023. Despite these challenges, the building has maintained compliance with regular rodent inspections and has not accumulated any class B or C violations that would significantly impact resident safety.