65 Avenue D, Manhattan, NY 10009

The two-family residence at 65 Avenue D in the East Village, owned by Ronnie Mandler, has experienced several significant maintenance and compliance issues since 2019. Most notably, there have been recurring concerns with heating systems, including a heat/hot water complaint in March 2019 that resulted in a closed inspection with no access gained to verify conditions.

The building has multiple active Department of Buildings violations, including an unaddressed failure to file the 2018 external low-pressure inspection (issued June 2023) and a failure to file the 2017 annual boiler inspection report (issued November 2019). A more recent development involves a complaint filed in December 2023 regarding an illegal conversion of commercial space to dwelling units, which resulted in an Oath violation served in February 2024.

Despite these issues, one positive aspect of the building's recent history is the absence of bedbug infestations over the past three years, with all six required filings between 2023 and 2025 reporting zero infested units, zero eradicated units, and zero re-infested units. While the lack of bedbug issues is encouraging, the ongoing violations related to boiler and pressure inspections, along with the illegal conversion complaint, suggest that there are still significant maintenance and compliance matters requiring attention. The most recent heat/hot water complaint from 2019 highlights potential challenges in ensuring building access for inspections, though this may have been an isolated incident.