880 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10065

880 Lexington Avenue is a four-story, 18-unit Old Law Tenement building located in the Upper East Side, built in 1872 and currently owned by Milinko Simovic. The building has experienced several notable events over the past decade, with the most significant issues occurring in recent years. There are currently two active violations from April 2023 related to the failure to file 2022 internal and external high-pressure inspections.

The property has a history of bedbug reporting violations, with multiple Notices of Violation issued between 2020-2024 regarding the failure to file annual bedbug reports as required by HPD rules. However, recent bedbug reports from December 2024 indicate zero infested units and no eradicated or re-infested units during the 2023-2024 period, suggesting successful remediation of this issue. The building has faced challenges with emergency egress requirements, with open violations from November 2020 regarding inadequate means of egress from the yard to the street, though a related complaint from November 2020 was closed with no violation warranted at the time of inspection.

The property has undergone regular rodent inspections, with all inspections between 2010-2019 passing successfully. Two 311 complaints were filed in 2019 related to food establishment issues (food containing foreign objects and rodent/insect/garbage concerns), both of which were closed in 2024. The building has maintained a consistent record of passing rodent inspections from 2010-2019, and multiple permits were issued in 2018 for unspecified improvements. While the building has had its share of regulatory challenges, recent records indicate improved conditions, particularly regarding bedbug management, though the active high-pressure inspection violations remain outstanding as of July 2025.