452 West 47th Street, Manhattan, NY 10036

452 West 47th Street is a 5-story, 15-unit old law tenement building constructed in 1901, currently owned by Gramatas Poulos. The building has experienced some significant maintenance issues in recent years, most notably a heat and hot water outage in January 2025, which was resolved upon HPD's inspection. This followed a similar incident in December 2021 involving water supply problems, though no violations were found in that case.

The Department of Buildings recorded a gas utility referral complaint in September 2019, but the inspector was unable to gain access during the final attempt. Although the building has had periodic pest control activity, including multiple bait applications for rodents in 2020 and inspections passing in subsequent years, there have been no reported bedbug infestations since 2019. The property has complied with bedbug reporting requirements, consistently showing zero infested or re-infested units in annual filings from 2020 through 2024.

Between 2018 and 2021, several permits were issued for plumbing and engineering work under job number 140818738, indicating ongoing maintenance and infrastructure management. Recent rodent management efforts show regular attention to pest control, with most recent inspections in 2023 and 2024 passing without issues, though there was one instance of rat activity noted in July 2023. The building's maintenance history shows a pattern of addressing emergency issues as they arise, with HPD and other agencies generally finding resolutions to reported problems, though some complaints required multiple follow-ups or resulted in no violations being issued. The building's age and history as an old law tenement are typical for the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood, where similar structures and maintenance challenges are common.