85 2nd Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10003
The five-story, three-unit tenement building at 85 2nd Avenue in NYC's East Village, owned by Shuhui Zeng, is an 1845 structure that has experienced several noteworthy issues in recent years. Most significantly, there were pest-related concerns in July 2019, with multiple Housing Maintenance Code complaints about unsanitary conditions due to pests, though HPD could not gain access to inspect the reported issues. The building received two similar violations in 2021 and 2023 regarding the failure to file annual bedbug reports, though these violations were eventually closed.
A 311 complaint from October 2019 about an unleashed dog in public spaces remains in progress. In terms of maintenance and inspections, the building has shown improvement in more recent years. The property has maintained consistently passed rodent inspection results from 2020 through 2025, with multiple inspections showing no rodent activity.
The Department of Buildings issued two permits in October 2019, suggesting recent maintenance or improvement work on the property. More recently, from 2021 to 2025, there have been no reported pest issues or bedbug infestation cases, with the most recent bedbug reports for 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 indicating zero infested or eradicated units. The building's overall maintenance record over the past three years has shown increasing stability, with particular attention to rodent control and timely bedbug reporting compliance.
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Building Characteristics
Total units | 3 |
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Year built | 1845 |
Total area | 5307 sq ft |
Floors | 5 |
Tax Abatements | None |
Building Class | OLD LAW TENEMENT |

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- 85 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003
- 248 East 5th St, New York, NY 10003
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