249 East 50Th Street, Manhattan, NY 10022

The 27-unit, 15-story building at 249 East 50th Street in Midtown, owned by Candy Xia and completed in 2019, has experienced several significant events throughout its short history. The building underwent a period of active construction from late 2019 through mid-2021, during which multiple complaints were filed regarding construction safety compliance, site conditions, and work beyond approved plans.

While many of these complaints were ultimately resolved without violations being found, there were instances of Oath Violations being served, particularly during 2019-2020. The property has faced ongoing challenges with energy benchmarking compliance, receiving multiple violations between 2020 and 2023 for failure to file required reports, though these were subsequently dismissed or confirmed as submitted. More recently, there was a violation in 2021 for failing to certify correction of an immediately hazardous violation, which was also dismissed.

Maintaining resident comfort and safety appears to be a priority, as evidenced by the building's perfect bedbug report record in the past two reporting periods (2022-2023 and 2023-2024), showing zero instances of infestation, eradication, or re-infestation. The most recent notable events include the 2023 violation for failing to file the energy benchmarking report, which was confirmed as submitted, and a similar violation from 2021 that was dismissed. The building's record shows a pattern of addressing violations and complaints, though many required follow-up actions or resulted in initial violations that were later resolved.