1218 2nd Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10065

1218 2nd Avenue is a 27-story, 99-unit Class A residential building located in the Upper East Side, owned by Peter Yee and completed in 1996. The building has experienced several maintenance and safety issues in recent years, with the most concerning being unresolved carbon monoxide detector violations in apartment 5E (opened May 2023, Class B violation), along with multiple water leak incidents, including a significant heavy flow leak reported in July 2023. Between March and August 2023, the building faced multiple emergency complaints including unsanitary conditions related to mold and pests, and various maintenance issues affecting floors, walls, and ceilings.

The Department of Buildings records show recurring elevator service problems, particularly in 2019-2020 when one of the main elevators was repeatedly found out of service, leading to multiple violations. More recently, in June 2025, emergency complaints were filed regarding heat/hot water and cooking gas issues affecting the entire building. The building's maintenance record shows a pattern of various issues requiring attention, though most complaints investigated by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) in 2023 resulted in no violations being issued.

While there have been multiple emergency complaints regarding safety systems (particularly carbon monoxide detectors), water issues, and structural concerns, most were ultimately closed without violations. The building has maintained a clean bedbug and rodent inspection record, with no infestations reported since at least 2018, and passed all rodent inspections between 2010-2019. The property has undergone regular maintenance work as evidenced by multiple plumbing and elevator work permits issued between 2018 and 2022, though some violations related to immediate hazards and elevator maintenance from 2019-2020 were not certified as corrected until 2021.