457 West 50th Street, Manhattan, NY 10019

The five-story, 14-unit old law tenement building at 457 West 50th Street in Hell's Kitchen, built in 1900 and currently owned by 457 West 50th Street, LLC, has experienced recurring maintenance issues in recent years. The most pressing current concern is an open plumbing issue involving toilets, logged in March 2025. 2025 has already seen multiple service requests, including heat/hot water problems in February, and multiple electrical and appliance issues in January. The building has a notable history of plumbing and water-related problems, with multiple complaints about water leaks and supply issues recorded in January 2023, including heavy flow leaks.

Other recurring issues include heat/hot water problems, with complaints recorded in both 2023 and 2022. The building's maintenance history reveals a pattern of infrastructure concerns, particularly regarding water systems and building-wide heating. While the property has passed recent rodent inspections (2024 and 2023), previous inspections showed rat activity, particularly in 2022. Several inspection complaints regarding building systems and safety features were resolved, including door lock repairs in 2019 and various apartment maintenance issues.

The property has maintained a consistent record of addressing bedbug concerns, with no reported infestations in the past five years (2019-2024). Recent building complaints (2020-2024) regarding illegal conversions, unauthorized hotel rooms, and certificate of occupancy concerns were either referred or closed with no violations found upon inspection. Despite the building's age and the cluster of maintenance issues in recent years, the property has generally addressed violations within mandated timeframes, with many historical violations being certified as corrected. The absence of recent bedbug reports and the building's passing rate of recent health inspections might indicate improved pest management, though water-related issues remain a significant concern for current tenants.