426 West 56th Street, Manhattan, NY 10019

As of July 2025, 426 West 56th Street, a 5-story, 65-unit old law tenement built in 1900 and currently owned by Bonnie Bean, is facing several ongoing maintenance issues. Most notably, there are two open complaints from March 2025 regarding a slow water leak and cabinet issues, which HPD is currently attempting to resolve. The building has experienced recurring problems with doors and windows, particularly in 2024-2025, including multiple HPD inspections of door-related issues that either resulted in no violations or were closed without resolution.

January 2025 saw a heat/hot water issue that was reportedly resolved within days, and there was a rat sighting in early January 2025, though subsequent rodent inspections in March 2025 showed compliance. The property currently has several open violations stemming from an April 2024 inspection, including: - A Class B violation for obstructing fire escape egress with various items including air conditioners and flower pots on multiple floors. - A Class C violation regarding defective self-closing doors at a fire door in the cellar. - A critical violation requiring the immediate provision of a fire guard due to observed fire hazards, with associated HPD violations.

The building's recent history includes a 2024 Department of Buildings (DOB) violation regarding fire escape access and an active ECB violation with a penalty related to inadequate egress. The property has shown some attention to pest control, with regular bedbug reporting showing minimal infestations, though there was one reported instance of infestation in 2024. Rodent inspections have generally shown compliance, with the most recent inspection in March 2025 passing. The building also experienced some construction-related complaints and issues with fire escape maintenance in 2024, though most were resolved or dismissed through proper channels.