165 East 71st Street, Manhattan, NY 10021

165 East 71st Street is a four-story, four-unit residential building located in Manhattan's Upper East Side, constructed in 1867 and currently owned by Illingsworth Equities LLC. The building has experienced recurring water supply issues, with three documented plumbing complaints in the past five years (2018, 2019, and most recently in February 2023), though inspections showed these were resolved without violations.

A significant safety concern arose in 2019 when the building's fire escape system experienced problems requiring emergency intervention, and there were multiple violations related to the building's sprinkler system requiring immediate attention, though these were later closed. The building has faced regulatory scrutiny regarding its occupancy status; in October 2019, a violation was issued for operating a business contrary to building department records, which was resolved with no penalty imposed. Recent records show improved conditions regarding pests, with no bedbug infestations reported in the past three annual filings (2022-2024).

The building underwent several rodent inspections between 2016 and 2020, with some initial findings of rat activity in late 2019 but subsequent bait applications. There are three active Class A bedbug reporting violations from 2021-2023 related to annual reporting requirements, though the building's most recent bedbug filings show zero infestations. The property has been under regular inspection and monitoring, with multiple work permits issued between 2019 and 2020 for various maintenance activities, and housing maintenance code violations appear to have been addressed promptly, with inspections typically resulting in no significant violations.