836 2nd Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10017

836 2nd Avenue is a four-story, three-unit tenement building located in Midtown, built in 1910 and currently owned by Katherine Seidner. The property has experienced several significant maintenance issues over the past decade, most notably between 2019-2020 when it received multiple violations related to construction work without permits and failure to maintain proper fire safety features, particularly involving unauthorized openings in party walls and missing fire stopping. During this period, the building accumulated four Environmental Control Board violations, with penalties totaling $15,000, though records indicate these were resolved and no balance was due.

The building has maintained compliance with bed bug reporting requirements in recent years, with all three annual reports (2025, 2024, 2023) showing zero infested units. A recent rodent inspection conducted in February 2025 resulted in a passing grade, continuing a pattern of successful inspections dating back to 2010. The building's recent history shows some maintenance attention, with a Department of Health inspection in early 2023 related to a food establishment grading issue that was resolved. Of note, there were two heating/hot water complaints in late 2022, one of which was classified as an emergency affecting the entire building, though no violations were found upon HPD inspection.

The property has complied with bed bug reporting requirements since 2021, consistently reporting zero infested units. Regular rodent inspections have been conducted annually since 2010, all passing. The building has experienced minimal recent complaints, with only two Department of Buildings complaints in 2022, both related to after-hours work and construction enforcement, and neither resulting in any violations. The most recent violation, issued in April 2024, pertains to an administrative requirement to file an annual bedbug report, though records indicate this violation was subsequently closed.