208 Avenue A, Manhattan, NY 10009

208 Avenue A is a 5-story, 18-unit old law tenement building located in the East Village, constructed in 1900 and currently owned by Robert Farhadian. The building has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues over the past several years, with multiple emergency complaints recorded between 2022 and 2024, though recent responses from HPD indicate that heat and hot water were restored in most cases where access could be gained.

December 2022 inspections revealed violations related to inadequate heat supply in apartment C1, defective fire-retardant material in the public hall, and locked access to the heating system in the boiler room, though these violations were subsequently closed after certification. The building has an active maintenance of record with multiple violations and complaints. Most notably, there are multiple current violations related to failure to file annual pressure inspections for both internal and external systems dating back to 2018-2021, with the most recent violations issued in September 2024.

No bedbug infestations have been reported in the past five years, and recent rodent inspections from 2025 and 2024 have passed, though there was one record of rat activity in June 2021. The Department of Buildings has also recorded various complaints over the years, including a 2025 complaint about work without a permit (resolved with no violation found) and a 2025 complaint about illegal hotel rooms in residential buildings (unsubstantiated). The building's permit history shows several issued permits for various work including plumbing and emergency repairs, with the most recent permits issued in March 2024.