305 East 56th Street, Manhattan, NY 10022

305 East 56th Street is a four-story, 9-unit Old Law Tenement building in Midtown, constructed in 1900 and currently owned by Anthony Ventura. The building has experienced several recurring maintenance issues, most notably a cluster of heat and hot water problems in early 2019, with multiple complaints filed between February and March of that year.

More recent concerns include two smoking violations in late 2023 (closed in mid-2024) and a sanitation complaint regarding garbage/recycling storage in April 2023, which was investigated but resulted in no violations. The building has several open Housing Maintenance Code violations from a 2019 inspection, primarily related to safety signage requirements including smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector notices, gas leak procedures, and building registration information. A more recent Department of Buildings inspection in March 2022 noted issues with boiler room signage, though this violation has since been resolved.

The property has undergone regular rodent inspections, with the most recent compliance inspection passing in February 2025, following a failed initial inspection in January 2025. Importantly, the building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations, with all recent annual filings (2021-2024) reporting zero infested units. While the building has faced various maintenance challenges over the years, current inspections indicate at least some attention to compliance with health and safety requirements, though with several open violations still on record.