531 West 48th Street, Manhattan, NY 10036

531 West 48th Street, a 5-story, 20-unit old-law tenement built in 1901 in Hell's Kitchen, has faced recurring issues with heat and hot water systems, particularly evident from multiple building-wide complaints in January 2025, March 2023, and November 2021, with most recent complaints being categorized as emergencies. The building has also experienced various maintenance challenges over the years, including significant electrical work violations in 2018, when there were multiple electrical-related ECB violations regarding unsafe equipment and wiring, though these were later resolved. A pattern of door-related issues was documented in 2021-2022, affecting self-closing doors in common areas and Apartment 17, while multiple 311 complaints in 2019 indicated sanitary concerns with pests, resulting in issued violations.

The building's maintenance history shows some positive trends in recent years, with no reported bedbug infestations in the past three years (2022-2025) and successful rodent inspections passing since 2019, following earlier challenges in 2016-2017 when rat activity was noted. Inspection records from 2024 show the building is currently in compliance with rodent control requirements. The property has experienced periodic heat system failures, with the most recent complaints in 2025 indicating ongoing challenges in this area.

Two emergency repairs related to cabinets, walls, and electrical lighting were documented in late 2018. The building has shown improvements in pest management, with no reported infestations in the past three bedbug reporting periods, and rodent inspections have consistently passed since 2019. The most recent bedbug reports from 2024-2025 show no infested units, marking a significant improvement over the 2019-2020 period when 20 units were reported as previously infested.