39 St Marks Place, Manhattan, NY 10003

At 39 St Marks Place in the East Village, a 4-story, 5-unit building owned by Avigdor Orlin and constructed in 1900, has experienced recurring heating system issues over the past several years. Most notably, there have been three documented instances of heat and hot water complaints in 2023 (July and April) and one in late 2020.

The building has also faced multiple safety concerns, particularly in November 2020, when there were issues with electrical wiring, and missing or malfunctioning smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, though inspections were unable to access the premises for verification. While some infrastructural matters have been addressed, including violations regarding self-closing doors at the building entrance noted in July 2023, the property shows persistent non-compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, as evidenced by open Class A violations from 2022, 2023, and 2024. The building's maintenance history reveals a pattern of heat and hot water issues, with three emergency complaints registered between 2020 and 2023.

More recent inspections in 2024 and 2025 have shown improvements, with rodent inspections passing consistently. The most recent Department of Buildings permit was issued in December 2018 for unspecified work. The property appears to have maintained acceptable standards for rodent control, with multiple passing inspections over the past years, though there was one failure noted in November 2022 for unspecified "Other Reasons." While some building systems have shown improvement, the recurring nature of heating system complaints and the unresolved bedbug reporting violations suggest ongoing maintenance challenges.