419 East 50th Street, Manhattan, NY 10022

The four-story, three-unit residential building at 419 East 50th Street in Midtown, owned by Jan Nicholson and constructed in 1930, has experienced recurring bedbug reporting compliance issues over the past four years. Most notably, there are currently open violations from April 2023 and April 2024 regarding the building's failure to file annual bedbug reports, as mandated by Housing Maintenance Code § HMC.

These violations are concerning as they reflect ongoing non-compliance with mandatory health and safety reporting requirements. However, it's worth noting that during the actual bedbug reporting periods between 2019-2020 and 2020-2021, the building reported no infested dwelling units, no eradicated units, and no re-infested units, suggesting that while the reporting requirements were not met, there may not have been any actual bedbug infestations during those periods.

On a positive note, the building has consistently passed rodent inspections over the past decade, with the most recent successful inspection occurring in February 2025, and prior inspections in 2020, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2012, and 2011 also indicating no rodent issues. This demonstrates generally good maintenance of building hygiene standards regarding rodents. While the building's recent history shows adherence to rodent control measures, the recurring bedbug reporting violations stand out as the most significant recent compliance issue, with potential implications for resident comfort and safety.