51 West 70th Street, Manhattan, NY 10023

51 West 70th Street is a 6-story, 10-unit residential building located in Manhattan's Upper West Side, constructed in 1891 and currently owned by U.n.c., LLC. The building has several notable ongoing issues that prospective tenants should be aware of, most significantly the repeated violations related to bedbug reporting compliance, with the most recent violation recorded in April 2024.

While historical records show no actual bedbug infestations between 2017 and 2020, the failure to file the required annual reports constitutes an open violation under Housing Maintenance Code. The building has undergone multiple inspections by the Department of Buildings over the past several years, with three inspections in 2023-2024 where inspectors were unable to gain access to the premises. These inspections were related to sustainability enforcement and concerns about unpermitted work in occupied multiple dwellings.

However, there have been no documented violations resulting from these inspections. On a positive note, the building has maintained a clean record regarding rodent infestations, passing all rodent inspections from 2015 through 2024, with the exception of a "Rat Activity" finding in February 2017. While this suggests that the building management has generally maintained the property well in terms of pest control, the repeated bedbug reporting violations and recent access issues during inspections warrant attention as potential concerns for prospective residents.