Does 334 West 49th Street, Manhattan have HPD violations?

Yes, 334 West 49th Street, Manhattan currently has 12 open HPD housing violations: 2 Class A (non-hazardous), 5 Class B (hazardous), and 5 Class C (immediately hazardous). Data from NYC HPD via NYC Open Data, last updated September 5, 2026.

How many 311 complaints has 334 West 49th Street, Manhattan received?

334 West 49th Street, Manhattan has received 80 complaints in the last 12 months and 17 in the last 30 days. The most common complaint type is PLUMBING with 15 complaints.

Is 334 West 49th Street, Manhattan safe to live in?

Based on NYC Open Data, 334 West 49th Street, Manhattan has a CRITICAL RISK safety rating. The building has 5 Class C (immediately hazardous) violations and should be investigated carefully before signing a lease.

What are the most common complaints at 334 West 49th Street, Manhattan?

The most common complaints filed at 334 West 49th Street, Manhattan in the last 12 months are: 1. PLUMBING (15 complaints), 2. GENERAL (12 complaints), 3. APPLIANCE (11 complaints).

Are there Class C violations at 334 West 49th Street, Manhattan?

Yes. 334 West 49th Street, Manhattan currently has 5 Class C violations, which are classified as immediately hazardous by NYC HPD. These require urgent landlord certification of correction.

When was the last complaint filed at 334 West 49th Street, Manhattan?

The most recent 311 complaint at 334 West 49th Street, Manhattan was filed on September 1, 2026. In total, 124 complaints have been filed since January 2024. Data updated daily from NYC Open Data.

How serious are the violations at 334 West 49th Street, Manhattan?

334 West 49th Street, Manhattan currently has 12 open HPD violations: 2 Class A (non-hazardous), 5 Class B (hazardous), and 5 Class C (immediately hazardous). Class C violations are immediately hazardous and require urgent remediation by the landlord under NYC housing code. Data from NYC HPD via NYC Open Data.

Is 334 West 49th Street, Manhattan a good building to rent?

334 West 49th Street, Manhattan has 5 Class C (immediately hazardous) violations currently open — the most serious HPD category. Prospective renters should exercise significant caution, request a full HPD inspection history, and consult a tenant rights organization before signing any lease.

Who do I contact about violations at 334 West 49th Street, Manhattan?

To report a housing issue or follow up on violations at 334 West 49th Street, Manhattan, contact NYC's Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) by calling 311 or visiting hpd.nyc.gov. Tenants can file a new complaint via the 311 mobile app or website. For free legal assistance, contact Housing Court Answers (212-962-4795), MFY Legal Services, or Housing Rights Initiative.

334 West 49th Street, Manhattan

📍 Chelsea, Manhattan Built 1920 20 units Class C4 Residential

Registered to MATTHEW KELLER LLC / Partnership HPD registration · updated monthly

CRITICAL RISK

12 Open Violations

5C 5B 2A

80 Complaints (12 mo) ↑ up vs prior year

17 Last 30 Days

Renting here? This building has 5 unresolved immediately-hazardous violations — ask the landlord what's being done about them before you sign.

311 Complaint Summary

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Last 90 Days

Last 365 Days

⚠️ Complaints are up 67% compared to the previous 6 months.

🐀 11 pest infestation complaints filed with HPD since 2024

Complaint Types (Last 12 Months)

PLUMBING

15(20%)

GENERAL

12(16%)

APPLIANCE

11(15%)

UNSANITARY CONDITION

10(14%)

PAINT/PLASTER

7(9%)

HEAT/HOT WATER

7(9%)

DOOR/WINDOW

7(9%)

FLOORING/STAIRS

5(7%)

📅 Monthly Activity Heatmap (Last 12 Months)

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Source: NYC 311 / HPD · Synced daily · Covers HPD-managed residential buildings · Records from Jan 2024 onward

DOHMH Rat Inspection History

75 Inspections on Record

Bait applied Most Recent Result

2026-07-27 Most Recent Date

2026-07-27 Treatments Bait applied

2026-07-13 Compliance Failed for Rat Activity

2026-05-04 Initial Failed for Rat Activity

2025-09-10 Compliance Passed

2025-08-01 Initial Failed for Rat Activity

2025-03-27 Compliance Failed for Rat Activity

2025-03-05 Treatments Bait applied

2025-02-27 Treatments Bait applied

2025-02-06 Treatments Bait applied

2025-01-28 Compliance Failed for Rat Activity

2024-11-06 Treatments Bait applied

2024-10-30 Treatments Bait applied

2024-10-15 Treatments Bait applied

2024-09-26 Treatments Bait applied

2024-08-30 Compliance Failed for Rat Activity

2024-07-22 Initial Failed for Rat Activity

2024-03-01 Compliance Passed

2024-02-15 Treatments Bait applied

2024-02-08 Treatments Bait applied

2024-02-01 Treatments Bait applied

2023-12-06 Compliance Failed for Rat Activity

2023-09-12 Compliance Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason

2023-06-29 Initial Failed for Rat Activity

2023-06-22 Initial Failed for Rat Activity

2022-07-20 Initial Passed

Source: NYC DOHMH Rodent Inspections · Synced daily (30-day lookback) · Inspections may cover the building's block, not the exact address · DOHMH data publishes with ~10-day lag

HPD Housing Violations

2 Class A

5 Class B

5 Class C

Driving this immediately hazardous rating

Class C Abate the nuisance consisting of evidence of rats and all underlying causes creating the pest infestations, by… 2026-08-30

Class C Building door missing or defective self-close mechanism 2026-07-15

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Class C 567 (C) § 27-2017, 27-2017.1, 27-2017.4, 27-2017.5, 27-2017.8, 27-2019, 27-2021 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF RATS AND ALL UNDERLYING CAUSES CREATING THE PEST INFESTATIONS, BY USING INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM), ELIMINATE ALL BURROW ENTRY AND PASSAGEWAYS, PEST NESTS, HOLES, GAPS OR CRACKS IN WALLS, CEILINGS, FLOORS, FIXING LEAKS AND MANAGING GARBAGE IN PUBLIC AREAS. EVIDENCE FOUND AT THROUGHOUT YARD

2026-08-30 ▼

Violation ID: #19176706

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2026-08-30T00:00:00.000

Description: 567 (C) § 27-2017, 27-2017.1, 27-2017.4, 27-2017.5, 27-2017.8, 27-2019, 27-2021 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF RATS AND ALL UNDERLYING CAUSES CREATING THE PEST INFESTATIONS, BY USING INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM), ELIMINATE ALL BURROW ENTRY AND PASSAGEWAYS, PEST NESTS, HOLES, GAPS OR CRACKS IN WALLS, CEILINGS, FLOORS, FIXING LEAKS AND MANAGING GARBAGE IN PUBLIC AREAS. EVIDENCE FOUND AT THROUGHOUT YARD

Class C § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AT FIRE DOOR TO SOUTH YARD IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1RW, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

2026-07-15 ▼

Violation ID: #19075021

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2026-07-15T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AT FIRE DOOR TO SOUTH YARD IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1RW, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Class C § 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 2, WG TO REPLACE = 0, WG TO REPAIR = 0 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1RE, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

2026-03-15 ▼

Violation ID: #18712382

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2026-03-15T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 2, WG TO REPLACE = 0, WG TO REPAIR = 0 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1RE, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

2026-02-15 ▼

Violation ID: #18646701

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2026-02-15T00:00:00.000

Class C HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4RW, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

2025-08-24 ▼

Violation ID: #18182585

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2025-08-24T00:00:00.000

Description: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4RW, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Class B § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AND SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 5RW, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

2026-01-09 ▼

Violation ID: #18559500

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2026-01-09T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AND SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 5RW, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Class B § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE WEST, EAST ,SOUTH WALLS AND CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 5RW, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

2026-01-09 ▼

Violation ID: #18559501

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2026-01-09T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE WEST, EAST ,SOUTH WALLS AND CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 5RW, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Class B § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE WEST, EAST, SOUTH WALLS AND CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 5RW, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

2026-01-09 ▼

Violation ID: #18559503

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2026-01-09T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE WEST, EAST, SOUTH WALLS AND CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 5RW, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Class B § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ FT AT NORTH AND EAST WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3RE, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 18049752 ISSUED 25-JUN-25 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

2025-06-25 ▼

Violation ID: #18330929

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ FT AT NORTH AND EAST WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3RE, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 18049752 ISSUED 25-JUN-25 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

Class B § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ FT AT CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4RW, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 18049754 ISSUED 25-JUN-25 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

2025-06-25 ▼

Violation ID: #18330930

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ FT AT CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4RW, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 18049754 ISSUED 25-JUN-25 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

Class A § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AT FIRE DOOR TO SOUTH YARD IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1RW, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

2026-07-15 ▼

Violation ID: #19075022

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2026-07-15T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AT FIRE DOOR TO SOUTH YARD IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1RW, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Class A §27-2104(B) HMC POST A PROPER NOTICE REGARDING RENT STABILIZATION LAW, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION WITHIN THE COMMON AREA AT THE BUILDINGS ENTRANCE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SIGNAGE REQUIREMENTS, PLEASE VISIT: HTTPS://WWW.NYC.GOV/SITE/HPD/SERVICES-AND-INFORMATION/REQUIRED-SIGNAGE.PAGE

2026-02-13 ▼

Violation ID: #18641667

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2026-02-13T00:00:00.000

Description: §27-2104(B) HMC POST A PROPER NOTICE REGARDING RENT STABILIZATION LAW, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION WITHIN THE COMMON AREA AT THE BUILDINGS ENTRANCE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SIGNAGE REQUIREMENTS, PLEASE VISIT: HTTPS://WWW.NYC.GOV/SITE/HPD/SERVICES-AND-INFORMATION/REQUIRED-SIGNAGE.PAGE

⚠️ What does Class C mean?

Class C violations are classified as immediately hazardous by the HPD (e.g. lack of heat or hot water, active mold, severe rodent infestations, lead-based paint, or carbon monoxide detector issues). Landlords are legally required to resolve these immediately.

Source: NYC HPD Housing Violations · Synced daily · Open violations only — closed violations excluded · Class I (administrative/registration notices) excluded from counts

Neighborhood Comparison

How 334 West 49th Street, Manhattan compares to other tracked buildings in Chelsea in the last 12 months.

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📊 That's 26.7× the Chelsea average · top 1% most-complained in neighborhood

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What This Means If You're Considering Renting Here

This building has 5 Class C (immediately hazardous) violations currently open — the most serious HPD category. With 80 complaints filed in the last 12 months, prospective renters should exercise significant caution, request a full HPD inspection history, and consult a tenant rights organization before signing any lease.

Data current as of September 5, 2026. Always verify independently with HPD before signing a lease.

Data last updated: September 5, 2026 · Source: NYC Open Data

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