47 Clinton Street, Manhattan, NY 10002

47 Clinton Street is a 5-story, 8-unit old law tenement building located in Manhattan's Lower East Side, built in 1900 and currently owned by Todd Cohen. The building has experienced recurring issues with food establishment violations, most recently in June 2025 involving potentially contaminated food, following several health department complaints in late 2024 regarding bare hand contact with food and multiple instances of rodent/insect concerns.

Between 2018-2019, the building faced multiple housing maintenance challenges, particularly with cooking gas supply issues (documented violations in apartments 1, 4, and 8), heating and hot water problems, and various pest-related complaints, including documented rodent infestations in the basement and rear yard. The elevator maintenance was inspected in 2019 with no violations found, but other concerns included missing signage and various other maintenance issues that led to several violations being issued. The building has undergone several inspections and permit issuances between 2018-2020, including electrical work and plumbing permits, though there was an ECB violation issued in May 2018 regarding unauthorized electrical work in apartment #6, which carried a $1600 penalty.

Recent rodent inspections in 2023-2025 have shown generally passed results, indicating some improvement in pest control efforts, though the 2024-2025 bedbug reports show eradication of units was required. The property has maintained compliance with annual bedbug reporting requirements, with no current infestations reported. Recent historical data shows regular permit activity and multiple health inspections, suggesting ongoing maintenance and regulatory compliance efforts by the building management.