348 East 51st Street, Manhattan, NY 10022

The four-story, five-unit tenement building at 348 East 51st Street in Midtown, owned by Heather Lee, has experienced recurring issues with compliance, particularly regarding bedbug reporting requirements.

Despite three consecutive Housing Maintenance Code violations between 2021 and 2024 for failing to file annual bedbug reports, the building has shown some positive maintenance outcomes in other areas, particularly with recent rodent inspections, which have consistently passed between late 2024 and early 2025, following some previously documented rat activity in late 2022. In early 2025, the building faced three complaints related to unauthorized conversions or short-term rentals, including illegal hotel rooms in residential buildings, with varying outcomes including Oath Violations and inspectors being unable to gain access on multiple final attempts.

The building's rodent inspection history shows significant improvement, with passed inspections from late 2024 onward, though there were periods of rat activity noted in 2022 and other compliance issues leading to failed inspections prior to 2019. The property's long history, dating back to 1910, combined with its recent compliance challenges, suggests ongoing management concerns while also demonstrating some improvement in pest control measures over the past year.