249 East 2nd Street, Manhattan, NY 10009

249 East 2nd Street is a 5-story, 20-unit residential building located in New York City's East Village neighborhood, constructed in 1961 and classified as an Old Law Tenement. The property has experienced significant recurring issues with heat and hot water over the past two years, with 13 documented complaints between January 2024 and February 2025, most of which were categorized as emergencies.

While some complaints were resolved promptly, often through tenant reports of restored services, at least four inspections could not gain access to verify conditions. The building also has one notable safety concern: a metal tread was reported missing from the 3rd-story balcony fire escape in March 2024, warranting a Class C violation. The property has maintained a generally clean record regarding other major building issues.

Historical violations included problems with fire escape obstruction (2020), missing gas leak notices (2018), and various maintenance issues in Apartment D in 2022-2023, including peeling paint, missing carbon monoxide detector, smoke detector, and a roach infestation which were all subsequently resolved. Recent rodent inspections show variable results, with rat activity noted in inspections from 2022-2024, though most recent inspections in 2025 have passed. Importantly, the building has no recorded bedbug infestations in the past six years (2019-2025), as evidenced by annual reporting showing zero infested units.