150 East 50th Street, Manhattan, NY 10022

The San Carlos Hotel, a 19-story building located at 150 East 50th Street in Midtown, has experienced several significant maintenance and safety compliance issues since 2018. Most notably, the building has recurrent violations related to bedbug reporting requirements, with open violations in 2023 and 2024, despite having filed a proper report for the 2020-2021 period showing no infestations. The property has also faced various infrastructure challenges, including a 2020 facade maintenance violation involving step cracks in the bulkhead and open mortar joints.

Critical safety compliance issues emerged in 2019 when the building failed to complete the installation of a full sprinkler system and submit required documentation, though this violation was later resolved with no penalties imposed. Additionally, there have been multiple violations related to benchmarking and energy reports, with the most recent active violation for failure to submit benchmarking data. The building's maintenance history shows a mixed picture, with regular rodent inspections conducted between 2010 and 2025 consistently passing, indicating good general pest control. While several Department of Buildings violations have been resolved through subsequent inspections and repairs, including elevator-related issues, there remain some active violations, particularly regarding FISP Cycle 9A technical report submission from 2022.

The building management has shown some responsiveness to violations, as evidenced by the resolution of multiple ECB violations between 2018-2020, though these required varying degrees of correction involving facade maintenance, sprinkler system completion, and the submission of critical examination reports. The property has undergone periodic permit issuance for various maintenance and improvement work, with the most recent permits issued in 2018 and 2019 for exterior and elevator work. In summary, while the San Carlos Hotel has maintained basic safety standards with passing rodent inspections, it faces ongoing challenges with regulatory compliance, particularly regarding bedbug reporting and various safety system requirements. The building's management has addressed many historical violations through proper remediation, though some issues remain outstanding as of recent inspection dates.