317 West 30th Street, Manhattan, NY 10001

The 26-unit, 3-story residential building at 317 West 30th Street in Chelsea, owned by Joan Price and built in 1920, has experienced several significant issues in recent years that warrant attention. Most notably, there are ongoing concerns about illegal conversions: in June 2023, the Department of Buildings documented unauthorized occupancy of the basement area, which had been converted from one to two Class A units, resulting in an active violation with a $2,500 penalty.

Additional violations were recorded for unpermitted construction work in the basement, though this particular issue was later resolved without penalty. The building has also faced repeated rodent problems, with inspections in October 2024 showing rat activity, though a December 2024 compliance inspection passed without issues.

Historical records show a pattern of rodent activity, particularly noteworthy in March 2020 and June 2018, though many subsequent inspections have passed. Despite these challenges, the building has maintained a clean bedbug record for the past six years, with no reported infestations or necessitated eradication efforts between 2018 and 2024. The property has also undergone two instances of violations related to failure to certify corrections of immediately hazardous (Class 1) ECB violations in October 2023, though these were eventually dismissed in 2024.