54 West 91st Street, Manhattan, NY 10024

54 West 91st Street is a 4-story, 10-unit pre-1888 residential building located in Manhattan's Upper West Side, currently owned by Brian Elgart. The property has experienced persistent rat activity, with the most recent inspections in 2024 and early 2025 showing rat sightings and activity, though earlier inspections in 2022 and 2023 had passed without violations. The building has a documented history of unauthorized work, with multiple "Work Without Permit" complaints filed between 2021 and 2023, including a July 2023 incident involving unpermitted electrical work that resulted in an $800 penalty, though this violation was later resolved.

Structural concerns were noted in 2018 regarding facade cracks affecting the building's west wall. The building faced several maintenance issues over the past five years, including heat and hot water complaints in 2019 and 2022 that were resolved. Three unsanitary condition complaints related to pests were filed in late 2019, and various other maintenance issues were reported through the Housing Maintenance Code.

Despite these challenges, the building has maintained a clean bill of health regarding bedbugs, with no reported infestations between 2019 and 2024. The property manager has taken some remedial actions, as evidenced by multiple baiting inspections for rat activity in early 2025, though the persistence of rat-related complaints suggests ongoing challenges with pest control. The building has been proactive in obtaining necessary permits for work, with documented permit issuances for electrical work in 2021-2022, though these appear to correspond with the complaints about unpermitted work.