303 East 56th Street, Manhattan, NY 10022

303 East 56th Street is a 4-story, 9-unit residential building constructed in 1900 in Midtown, currently owned by Nick Kalas. The property has experienced persistent pest-related issues in recent years, with ongoing concerns regarding rodent activity. Most notably, in 2025 alone, there have been multiple documented instances of rat activity, with the most recent inspection in July 2025 showing bait applied following previous rat sightings in May and June.

Additionally, the building has unresolved Housing Maintenance Code violations related to bedbug reporting, with notice of violation issued in 2022, 2023, and 2024 for failing to submit the required annual bedbug report to the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). The building's complaint history shows a mix of regulatory oversight and compliance challenges. In 2024, there was a complaint regarding illegal hotel rooms in the building, though inspectors were unable to gain access during their final attempt.

Previous to this, in 2021, there was a complaint about the building being vacant and unsecured, but no violations were found at that time. Despite the challenges, there was one positive development in 2021 when the building reported zero infested units during the 2019-2020 bedbug reporting period, though this was prior to the subsequent bedbug reporting violations. The property has undergone regular rodent inspections, with results showing a shift from "Passed" inspections in earlier years (2016-2020) to consistent documentation of rat activity in recent inspections, suggesting an escalation of rodent-related issues.