98 Avenue C, Manhattan, NY 10009

98 Avenue C is a 6-story, 22-unit New Law tenement built in 1900 and currently owned by George Lavezzary. The building has experienced several maintenance and safety issues over recent years, most notably with a continuing violation related to building egress obstruction from fire escapes, which was cited in September 2022 and remains open in 2023-2024. The property has also had multiple administrative violations in 2022 requiring improvements to safety signage, including smoke detector requirements, carbon monoxide detector requirements, and gas leak procedures, though these were certified as corrected by December 2022.

In 2024, there were two notable health-related complaints: an unsanitary pigeon condition case (which was investigated and found to have no violations) and a food establishment issue involving rodents/insects/garbage that was administratively closed. The building's maintenance history shows regular attention to pest control, with annual bedbug reports from 2019-2024 indicating no infested units. Recent rodent inspections in 2023-2025 have all passed, though there were some violations noted in 2022.

The property has faced infrastructure challenges, including a 2022 violation for defective fire escape conditions with a missing step at the third-floor level, for which a $1,250 penalty was imposed. Historical records from 2018-2019 show some construction-related issues, including work without a permit and fire stopping violations in apartment 3D, though these were resolved. The Department of Buildings has issued multiple permits for the property, including one in 2019 for unspecified work.