404 West 50th Street, Manhattan, NY 10019

404 West 50th Street is a 4-story, 2-family residential building located in Hell's Kitchen and owned by Ben Braka. Built in 1920, this property is currently facing significant structural concerns that emerged in 2023-2024. Multiple Department of Buildings (DOB) violations from June 2023 indicate serious maintenance issues, including sagging floors across the 2nd to 4th stories, problems with concrete slabs, and compromised party walls.

These violations led to an Environmental Control Board (ECB) action in April 2024, with penalties totaling $31,250 for failing to comply with a Commissioner's order requiring permanent repairs to be completed by September 2023. The most recent construction-related complaint from April 2024 resulted in an Oath Violation. The building's maintenance history shows some attention to pest control, with no reported bedbug infestations between November 2021 and October 2022, and all subsequent inspections have passed for rodent control, including reports from 2022 through July 2024.

A previous window-related complaint from 2022 went unresolved due to lack of access for inspection. The property has experienced multiple construction-related issues since 2023, with the most concerning being the structural violations requiring urgent attention and repair. While the building has generally maintained compliance with rodent control requirements, the recent focus on major structural deficiencies is the primary concern for the property.