409 West 50th Street, Manhattan, NY 10019

409 West 50th Street is a five-story, 20-unit Old Law Tenement building in Hell's Kitchen, constructed in 1901 and currently owned by Dean Feldman. The building has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years, with the most concerning being a rodent infestation reported in October 2023, which resulted in Department of Health and Mental Hygiene violations requiring follow-up inspections.

The building also faced a heat and hot water emergency affecting the entire structure in December 2022, though this was reportedly resolved within days. More recently, there has been a violation issued in April 2023 for failing to file the 2022 External Low-Pressure Inspection, which remains active as of July 2025. The property has undergone extensive rodent control measures throughout 2024, with multiple bait applications documented between February and April 2024, followed by an initial inspection in July 2024 that passed.

Notably, the building has maintained a consistent record of zero bedbug infestations over the past several years, with official reports from 2019 through 2024 showing no affected units. The Department of Buildings’ records show permit activity in late 2018, though the specific nature of these permits is not detailed in the available data. While the building's rodent issues appear to have been somewhat addressed as of mid-2024, the combination of historical heat/water issues, recent rodent violations, and active inspection requirements suggest ongoing maintenance challenges at this property.