247 West 21st Street, Manhattan, NY 10011

247 West 21st Street is a 5-story, 60-unit Old Law Tenement building in Chelsea, constructed in 1920 and currently owned by David Berger. The property has experienced recurring maintenance issues over the past several years, with the most recent complaints in 2024 including a rat sighting that resulted in violations from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and previous water leak and unsanitary condition complaints in 2023 related to garbage/recycling storage that resulted in HPD violations.

A concerning pattern of heating issues was documented in December 2020, though these were typically related to individual apartments rather than building-wide systems. The building has undergone multiple rodent inspections and treatments in recent years, with the most recent inspection in June 2025 showing passed compliance after several detections of rat activity between 2024-2023, during which bait was applied multiple times between March and June 2023.

While the property has maintained active compliance with NYC regulations, as evidenced by regular rodent inspections and prompt closure of most complaints, the recurring nature of some issues, particularly related to pest control and waste management, is noteworthy. Notably, the building has had zero bedbug reports filed since 2021, indicating successful pest management in that regard, and there were no violations issued during Special Operations Compliance Inspections in 2019 or 2018.