320 East 49th Street, Manhattan, NY 10017

320 East 49th Street is a 6-story, 37-unit residential building located in Midtown, built in 1930 and currently owned by Eric Goldberg. The building has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues, with eight emergency complaints filed between December 2023 and May 2025, though many of these complaints were closed due to the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) being unable to gain access for inspections.

More recently, in June 2025, there is an open non-emergency violation regarding unsanitary conditions in the garbage/recycling storage area. The building has also faced several maintenance challenges, including fire escape defects documented in October 2024 that required repairs to multiple treads and rails on the second story fire escapes, as well as issues with the fire escape door self-closing mechanism. The property has undergone periodic rodent inspections, with the most recent February 2025 inspection showing passing conditions, though there were reports of rat activity in August 2024 and June 2024.

A series of violations were documented in August 2023 related to Apartment 55, including issues with flooring, plaster surfaces, and door self-closing mechanisms. While the building has maintained a clean bedbug record since 2019, passing all inspections, the recurring heat and maintenance issues suggest ongoing challenges with building systems and infrastructure. The frequent pattern of complaints regarding heat/hot water systems, which accounts for the majority of service requests in recent years, particularly stands out as a significant building concern, representing an ongoing pattern of maintenance and access issues between tenants and building management.