300 East 55th Street, Manhattan, NY 10022

The 31-story residential tower at 300 East 55th Street in Midtown, built in 2003 and containing 117 units, has experienced several notable events over its history. The building faced a heat and hot water emergency in late 2021 that affected the entire building, though these services were reportedly restored promptly according to HPD records. Between 2018 and 2020, the building underwent several tenant safety inspections that resulted in violations, primarily in February 2020, related to failure to post or distribute required tenant protection documents and construction-related notices, for which the building incurred $2,500 in penalties.

These violations were resolved, along with three other April 2019 DOB violations that were dismissed based on subsequent inspections showing corrections. The building's maintenance record shows ongoing attention to pest control and sanitation, with rodent inspections consistently passing since 2012 and regular bedbug reporting. Notably, while one unit experienced a bedbug infestation in 2021-2022 that was subsequently eradicated, there have been no reported infestations in the past three years (2022-2025).

The property has also maintained compliance with Health Department requirements, passing inspections in response to various complaints including those related to pigeon waste (2021) and an illegal farm animal complaint (2019) that remains open. Additional DOB complaints from 2019 investigated potential illegal commercial use and illegal hotel rooms, though these were either unresolved due to access issues or found to have no violations at the time of inspection. The most recent property inspection in 2025 for rodent control was passed, and the building has shown consistent compliance with rodent control requirements, passing all inspections since 2012.