139 East 27th Street, Manhattan, NY 10016

139 East 27th Street is a 6-story, 32-unit residential building constructed in 1967, currently owned by Ahron Freidus. The building has experienced several concerning patterns over recent years, particularly during 2022 when there were multiple reports of heat and hot water issues throughout the building, with residents experiencing outages that required multiple emergency complaints between January and February 2022. Additionally, there have been recurring indoor air quality complaints related to chemical vapors, with the most recent in January 2023.

The building has also faced water-related issues, including multiple slow leak complaints in February 2022, and unsanitary conditions in garbage/recycling storage areas that persisted from August 2022 until June 2023, though no violations were ultimately issued for this condition. The property has maintained a relatively clean pest history, with no reported bedbug infestations in the past three years (2021-2024 filings), though there was one reported case in 2019-2020. Rodent inspections show most results as passing in recent years, with the most recent inspection in April 2025 also passing.

The building's elevator system has been a recurring area of concern, with multiple complaints about single-device operation and lack of alternate service between 2019-2020. Several housing maintenance violations were recorded and resolved in 2020, primarily affecting apartment 6B, including issues with plumbing fixtures, door hardware, and an unsecured awning. Recent improvements can be noted through permit issuance, with work permits issued in 2018 and 2021, though specific details of these works were not provided in the summary.