356 West 21st Street, Manhattan, NY 10011

356 West 21st Street is a 5-story, 5-unit residential building located in Chelsea, constructed in 1940 and currently owned by Iosif Babinsky. The building has experienced recurring pest issues over the past several years, with two documented complaints about unsanitary conditions related to pests in November 2022 and November 2020.

While both complaints were investigated by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and no violations were found, the persistence of these issues warrants attention. However, it's worth noting that the building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations, with all five annual bedbug reports from 2020 through 2024 showing zero infested units, and no eradication or re-infestation cases reported. The building's rodent control history shows a mix of challenges and improvements.

While the building passed rodent inspections in 2022, 2023, 2024, and most recently in June 2025, there was a notable period in late 2019 requiring multiple bait applications (October 15, 22, and 29) to address rodent activity. A non-compliance inspection in July 2021 stands out as a rare failure in the building's otherwise generally successful rodent control efforts. The property's overall rodent management strategy appears to have stabilized in recent years, with regular inspections now consistently yielding passing results.