71 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10010

71 Lexington Avenue is a five-story, eight-unit Old Law Tenement building located in Kips Bay, built in 1910 and currently owned by Alviar Pjetri. The building has undergone several inspections and faced various complaints over the past few years, with significant issues primarily occurring between 2020 and 2023. Most concerning was a pattern of unauthorized work, including a 2022 incident involving construction work without permits in a ground-floor store (approximately 60% complete) with exposed electrical wires, and a 2021 violation for an improperly constructed mechanical exhaust vent in the shaftway.

The building experienced ventilation issues requiring correction in early 2021, and in public health matters, there was a rat sighting complaint in 2022. The property has maintained consistent rodent control compliance, with all inspections from 2010 through 2025 passing successfully. Bedbug reporting has shown no infestations in any unit from 2018 through 2024, with all annual reports showing zero infested, eradicated, or re-infested units.

Multiple food establishment-related complaints were filed in 2021, including issues with worker hygiene and vaccine mandate non-compliance, though these were either addressed or administratively closed. Among the more recent developments, a 2023 inspection revealed missing bricks at the roof level, resulting in a violation that has been resolved with no penalties imposed. The building's maintenance of rodent control standards and absence of bedbug infestations are positive indicators of overall building condition, though the history of unauthorized work and ventilation issues suggests some past maintenance challenges.