462 West 51st Street, Manhattan, NY 10019

462 West 51st Street is a 4-story, 10-unit old law tenement building located in Hell's Kitchen, constructed in 1901 and currently owned by Joseph Annunziata. The building has experienced recurring issues with heat and hot water systems, particularly evident during 2020 when there were multiple emergency complaints between May and October, affecting both individual apartments and the entire building. These heating system problems resulted in several Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) inspections, with some violations issued in June 2020.

Other maintenance issues during this period included problems with plumbing (water supply) in June 2020 and matters concerning electric/gas ranges in both June and July 2020. The building has had two open violations noted from 2018 inspections related to hot water temperature control and lead paint hazards in apartment 3R. Recent records show substantial improvement in building conditions, with no bedbug infestations reported since 2019 and consistent rodent inspection passes recorded from 2019 through 2024, with the exception of a failed inspection in 2018.

The most recent HPD inspection in April 2024 resulted in a violation notice regarding the annual bedbug report filing requirement, though this appears to be an administrative matter. While the building's recent maintenance history shows fewer urgent repair needs, the pattern of heat and hot water issues in 2020 suggests that attention to building systems may still be warranted. The property has consistently provided bedbug-free conditions since 2019 and has passed all recent rodent inspections, indicating generally improved pest control measures.