139 2nd Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10003

139 2nd Avenue is a six-story, 20-unit Old Law Tenement building located in the East Village, owned by Andrew Ilnicki and constructed in 1900. The property has experienced several notable issues, with the most significant being a building-wide heat and hot water outage in October 2020 that required multiple complaints to the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). More recently, a food safety complaint was recorded in January 2023, though this was referred to the New York State Agriculture and Markets.

The building faced structural and maintenance challenges in 2021, including ventilation system violations and a fire incident that caused damage to the rear vent cap and ceiling in Apartment 21, resulting in active violations that remain unresolved as of 2025. Regulatory compliance has been demonstrated through regular rodent inspections, with most recent inspections in 2024 and 2025 showing passed results, though there was one "Rat Activity" finding in August 2022. In terms of pest management, the building has maintained an active bedbug reporting system, with the most recent reports for the periods 2023-2024 showing no infested units or eradication efforts.

Housing Maintenance Code violations have typically been related to bedbug reporting requirements, with multiple annual notices between 2021 and 2024 indicating this administrative requirement was not fulfilled. The building's history shows a pattern of heat and hot water-related complaints prior to 2020, though no such issues have been reported in recent years. Environmental Control Board violations from 2021 show concerns about the building's maintenance, including cracked and missing stone around window sills, though most violations appear to have been resolved or dismissed. Recent inspections and reporting suggest improved compliance with pest management and rodent control requirements, though the building continues to have some active violations related to historical maintenance issues.