54 East 4th Street, Manhattan, NY 10003

54 East 4th Street is a 5-story, 22-unit tenement building constructed in 1878, currently owned by John Ilibassi. The property has experienced recurring issues with heat and hot water systems, most significantly in December 2023, when there were three emergency complaints about no heat or hot water affecting the entire building, though HPD was unable to gain access for inspection in two of these cases. A similar heat/hot water complaint was logged and resolved in November 2021, though tenants reported that services had been restored by the time of inspection.

The building has also faced maintenance challenges in recent years, including a December 2023 violation regarding defective self-closing doors leading to the basement on the first story. In addition to the heating issues, there were multiple door and window-related complaints in February 2021, though inspections could not be completed. The building's history includes inspections for illegal conversions in 2024 (resulting in no violations), a COVID-19 executive order complaint in 2020, and investigations into illegal hotel rooms in 2019, all of which were resolved without violations.

More positively, the property has demonstrated consistent pest management success, with no bedbug infestations recorded in any of the annual reports from 2018 through 2024. Recent rodent inspections from 2022 through 2025 have all passed, indicating effective ongoing pest control measures. The most recent building permit was issued in December 2019 for electrical work.