540 West 47th Street, Manhattan, NY 10036

540 West 47th Street is a 5-story, 20-unit Old Law Tenement building located in Hell's Kitchen, completed in 1901 and currently owned by Anka Grancaric. The building has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent months, with multiple housing maintenance code complaints filed in April 2025 regarding water leaks, unsanitary conditions, electrical wiring problems, and ceiling maintenance needs - all of which were categorized as emergencies or immediate emergencies. Prior to these recent issues, the building had a plumbing water supply complaint in August 2023, though no violations were found at that time.

While the building's bedbug reports from 2024-2025 consistently show zero infested units, and recent rodent inspections in July 2024 and July 2023 resulted in passing grades, there have been historical issues with rat activity, as evidenced by a failed inspection in January 2023 and another in July 2021. The building's inspection history shows some patterns of maintenance challenges, particularly relating to water and electrical systems. Notably, between 2019 and 2023, there was a recurring issue with pests, as indicated by multiple unsanitary condition complaints, though recent inspections have not shown any current infestations.

An illegal hotel room complaint was investigated in 2018 but resulted in no violations. The building's owners and management have generally addressed complaints when violations were issued, though a common theme in recent inspections is the inability of HPD to complete inspections in April 2025, and several complaints were marked as unable to be inspected. This pattern of unable-to-inspect situations, combined with the clustering of multiple complaints in April 2025, suggests persistent maintenance challenges that may require ongoing attention.