415 West 52nd Street, Manhattan, NY 10019

The 10-unit, 5-story residential building at 415 West 52nd Street in Hell's Kitchen, owned by Milton Davis, was constructed in 1920 and has experienced persistent maintenance challenges in recent years. Most notably, 2025 has brought multiple emergency maintenance issues including water leaks (heavy flow), electrical problems (lighting), plumbing concerns (bathtub/shower), and wall paint/plaster issues, all of which HPD inspectors were unable to access during their initial inspection attempts.

Earlier complaints indicate similar patterns, with repeated issues related to heat and hot water (notably in 2022 and 2023), and a concerning pattern of plumbing problems including steam pipe/riser issues in January 2025. The building's exterior has also faced significant challenges, with April 2024 reports documenting concerns about decorative brownstones around windows on the 3rd and 4th floors, including spalling, cracks, and looseness affecting pedestrian safety (resulting in a $6,250 penalty).

Building safety has been a recurring theme, with several violations in 2023 related to self-closing doors at the building entrance and basement stairs, though these were subsequently certified as corrected. The property has maintained a good record regarding pest management, with no reported bedbug infestations in the last five annual filings from 2021 to 2025, and passed rodent inspections consistently from 2018 through 2024. While there were violations recorded in 2019 related to illegal hotel rooms and building safety concerns, these were resolved, and recent filings show no recurring issues in this regard.