205 East 45th Street, Manhattan, NY 10017

205 East 45th Street is a 32-story residential building constructed in 2002 in Midtown Manhattan, currently owned by John Lewis's ventures. The building has experienced several significant maintenance and compliance issues over recent years, with the most pressing being an open Housing Maintenance Code violation from April 2024 regarding failure to file required annual bedbug reports, which marks a deviation from previous years where such violations were resolved promptly.

While bedbug infestations have appeared to be managed effectively in recent years (with 2022-2023 reports showing zero infested, eradicated, or re-infested units), the building's history includes notable occupancy discrepancies, such as a 2018 violation regarding illegal occupancy of apartments 3201 and 3203, though this was ultimately resolved. The property has undergone regular inspections, maintaining passing grades for rodent inspections in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2020, and most recently in January 2025, indicating generally sound pest management practices.

The building faced multiple Environmental Control Board violations between 2018-2020 related to various compliance issues, including a failure to submit critical examination documents and elevator maintenance requirements. More recently, the building has had several violations for failing to submit Elevator Inspection Reports (EER) for multiple years (2019-2022), though these were dismissed upon submission. The property has also demonstrated proactive maintenance through the issuance of multiple permits for elevator and exterior work between 2019-2020, suggesting ongoing investment in building infrastructure.