414 West 49th Street, Manhattan, NY 10019

The five-story, 20-unit Old Law Tenement building at 414 West 49th Street in Hell's Kitchen, constructed in 1910 and currently owned by David Magier, has experienced several notable maintenance and pest control challenges over the past five years. Most concerning are the ongoing rodent issues, with the most recent inspections in 2024 revealing active rat activity, following similar findings in 2022 and 2019. The building has a documented history of heat and hot water outages in late 2019, affecting both individual apartments and the entire building, though these issues were promptly addressed according to Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) records. In December 2019, there was an emergency water leak incident that required HPD intervention.

The building has been subject to multiple inspections and responses regarding rat activity, with baiting applications in late 2019 and several compliance inspections since then. While no bedbug infestations have been reported in the past five years, and the building's bedbug reporting records from 2019 to 2024 show zero infested units, the property has experienced some administrative issues, including a violation in 2021 regarding the failure to file the annual bedbug report. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the building received two complaints in April and May 2020, though inspections found no violations. Additionally, there were two complaints regarding illegal hotel rooms in 2019 that were investigated and found lacking in evidence.

The building's maintenance history shows some recurring patterns, particularly with rodent infestations, while other issues like heat outages and water leaks appear to have been addressed when reported. In summary, while the building has maintained a current status of zero bedbug infestations and no recent housing code violations, the persistence of rodent activity as of 2024 remains a notable concern. The property has experienced several infrastructure issues in the past, including heat and water problems, but these were typically resolved promptly according to official records. The regular rodent inspections and baiting efforts from 2019 through 2024 indicate an ongoing concern with pest control, despite some passed inspections and the lack of bedbug infestations during this period.