313 East 56th Street, Manhattan, NY 10022

313 East 56th Street is a 5-story, 14-unit Old Law Tenement building constructed in 1901 and currently owned by James Ziegler. The building has experienced recurring ventilation issues in recent years, with two formal complaints about indoor air quality registered in January 2023, one of which required an advisory to the owner for corrections.

More recently, in 2024, there was a complaint about an illegal or improper vent/exhaust system, though this was ultimately found to have no violation warrant at the time of inspection in March 2025. The building has also faced administrative challenges, including a violation for failure to file the 2017 boiler inspection report in November 2019, which was dismissed in July 2022. While the property has maintained an active bedbug reporting compliance record, showing zero infested or re-infested units in filings from 2022 through 2024, it has faced pest control challenges more recently, particularly with rodent activity.

The most recent rodent inspections in 2025 (January, February, and July) indicated rat activity, with bait applied in the latest inspection. Prior to 2025, the building demonstrated consistent rodent control success, passing all inspections between 2010 and 2020. The property has shown ongoing commitment to addressing safety and maintenance issues, as evidenced by timely responses to violation notices and compliance with city health department directives, though the pattern of ventilation complaints and recent rodent activity suggests persistent environmental challenges.