444 West 49th Street, Manhattan, NY 10019

444 West 49th Street is a 5-story, 25-unit apartment building located in Hell's Kitchen, built in 1900 and currently owned by Rudolf Alonzo. The building has experienced recurring heating system issues, particularly during the winter of 2022, with five separate heat/hot water complaints filed for the entire building between January and December 2022, though most were resolved relatively quickly.

As of April 2024, the building has open violations regarding the failure to file required annual bedbug reports for multiple periods between 2022-2024, reflecting ongoing compliance issues. There are also two notable safety violations from 2022: one regarding a defective self-closing door to the south yard at the first story (Class C, closed) and another related to an illegal self-locking device at the roof door on the 6th story (Class C, open). The building's rodent inspection history shows generally positive results, with the most recent inspections in 2023 and 2024 passing, though there was rat activity noted in April 2022.

The Department of Buildings received two construction-related complaints in 2019-2021, both of which were investigated and found to have no violations warranting further action. The building's bedbug history shows no reported infestations between 2017-2018, with all units marked as eradicated and no re-infestations. While the building has maintained compliance with most housing maintenance codes, the pattern of heating system complaints and the open bedbug reporting violations represent the most significant current issues affecting the property, based on available inspection and complaint data through mid-2025.