72 East 7th Street, Manhattan, NY 10003

72 East 7th Street is a 6-story, 22-unit old law tenement building located in Manhattan's East Village, built in 1897 and currently owned by Jeffrey Pikus. The building has experienced recurring heating and hot water issues throughout 2024, with multiple building-wide complaints registered between January and October 2024. Most recently, there is an open electrical lighting complaint filed in April 2025, which remains unresolved as of this date.

The building has passed recent rodent inspections conducted in May 2025 and November 2024, though there were failures noted in earlier inspections in 2024 and 2022, including rat activity. Bedbug reports between 2019 and 2024 show minimal infestation activity, with only one reportable incident in 2019 and zero infestations reported in the last five years. A series of housing maintenance code violations were recorded in September 2024, primarily affecting the first-story public areas and vestibule, including issues with fire retardant materials, plaster surfaces, and painting requirements.

While some of these violations were subsequently closed in October 2024, one violation regarding defective plastered surfaces in the first-story public hall remains open. The building's recent history shows consistent challenges with basic building systems, particularly heating and lighting, though there have been periods of compliance with sanitation requirements as evidenced by the passing rodent inspections. The property has maintained regular bedbug reporting compliance, demonstrating proper monitoring procedures, and a building permit was issued in January 2024 for unspecified work (permit sequence number 02, job number 100781717).