55 East 65th Street, Manhattan, NY 10065

55 East 65th Street is a 7-story, 36-unit New Law tenement building constructed in 1892, currently owned by Marcia Rivkin. The Upper East Side property has experienced several maintenance and compliance issues over recent years, with the most significant being a failure to file required FISP Cycle 9B Technical Report by February 2023 (active violation) and a ventilation-related Indoor Air Quality complaint in December 2022 that resulted in the owner receiving an advisory.

The building has also faced documentation challenges, including a failure to file the Benchmarking Report of Energy Use in May 2023, though this was subsequently confirmed as submitted. Historical records show persistent concerns about ventilation systems, with an Environmental Control Board violation in 2018 specifically noting issues with the bathroom exhaust vent in Apartment 5B, and a 2022 Housing Maintenance Code violation regarding bedbug reporting requirements. The building has demonstrated good pest control management, with no reported bedbug infestations in any of the required annual reporting periods from 2018 through 2024, and multiple successful rodent inspections between 2010 and 2019 all passed.

Additional environmental compliance history includes a 2018 violation related to safety measures for building facade protection during the FISP3 cycle, which incurred a penalty of $2,400 but was resolved. The building has undergone multiple permitted work projects over the years, with several electrical and plumbing permits issued between 2018 and 2023, including a recent permit issued in May 2023. While historical complaints included instances of illegal activity in 2019 and general maintenance issues in 2022, both were resolved through appropriate inspections or referrals to other departments, suggesting responsive management to address building concerns.