347 West 44th Street, Manhattan, NY 10036

347 West 44th Street is a 5-story, 20-unit old law tenement building located in Hell's Kitchen and owned by Michael Lesker. The building, constructed in 1930, has experienced recurring issues with heat and hot water, as evidenced by two emergency complaints in late 2023 and early 2024, one affecting the entire building and another specific to individual apartments.

While heat and hot water were reportedly restored following the January 2024 complaint, the December 2023 complaint could not be properly inspected due to access issues. Additionally, there is an open violation as of December 2023 concerning the illegal fastening of a double-cylinder lock at the building's front gate, though recent inspections indicate good overall maintenance, with passed rodent inspections recorded consistently from 2017 through 2025. The building's history also shows regular compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, with no reported infestations or need for eradication between 2019 and 2024.

Two Tenant Safety Inspections in 2021 resulted in no violations, suggesting decent overall building safety. Previous issues included an April 2021 violation for failing to file the annual bedbug report, which appears to have been addressed in subsequent years. The building has undergone some work as indicated by permits issued in July 2018 for plumbing and electrical work, though specific details of this work are not available in the provided data.