431 West 54th Street, Manhattan, NY 10019

431 West 54th Street is a 5-story, 20-unit Old Law Tenement building constructed in 1910 and currently owned by Brandon Hew. The building experienced significant heating and hot water issues in early 2023, with multiple emergency complaints between February and March 2023 regarding building-wide problems, some of which were verified by HPD inspections. These heating system concerns seem to have been partly addressed, as indicated by subsequent complaint resolutions, though some violations remained under review.

March 2023 inspections also revealed several code violations, including issues with self-closing doors in the 1st story vestibule and apartment 1D, as well as concerns about a hot water system exceeding 130 degrees in apartment 1D. A boiler-related violation was documented in March 2023, noting a defective lock on the boiler room door and ceiling issues near the flue pipe. The building's safety and maintenance record shows generally good inspection outcomes for pest control, with no reported bedbug infestations in the past seven reporting periods (2019-2024) and consistently passing rodent inspections from 2012 to 2024, though there was one instance of "Rat Activity" reported in September 2011.

The property has maintained active compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, showing no instances of infestation or eradication in recent years. While the heating system issues in early 2023 represented the most significant cluster of complaints in recent history, subsequent months showed improved conditions with regular maintenance inspections continuing. The building appears to have addressed most of the immediate safety concerns regarding smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detection systems in apartment 1D during early 2023, though some associated door-related violations remain categorized as "Open" in the inspection records.