429 West 44th Street, Manhattan, NY 10036

This four-story, five-unit building at 429 West 44th Street in Hell's Kitchen, owned by Perry Stern, has been in operation since 1900 and has experienced several notable issues over the past few years. Most concerning are the recurring Housing Maintenance Code violations from 2021 through 2024, all related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports, which remain open as of the latest inspection in 2024.

The building has faced significant structural concerns, with an active ECB violation from February 2021 citing a vertical crack in the brick facade extending from the roof to the first floor, for which a penalty of $6,250 was imposed and remains outstanding. Additionally, there are other active violations requiring attention, including one from May 2021 for failure to certify correction of an immediately hazardous violation. The property has been subject to various complaints, including an investigation in 2021 for maintenance failures, and a sidewalk issue in 2022 that resulted in an Oath violation.

While there was a complaint about illegal hotel rooms in 2022, the inspector was unable to gain access to verify the report. Despite these issues, the building has maintained compliance with rodent inspections, passing all evaluations from 2022 to 2024, and has consistently passed other routine inspections, suggesting improvements in general maintenance. The presence of multiple active violations related to bedbug reporting requirements and building maintenance indicates ongoing regulatory compliance challenges, while the structure's age and history of various complaints reflect typical urban building management issues in New York City.