417 East 65th Street, Manhattan, NY 10065

The five-story, 30-unit tenement building at 417 East 65th Street, owned by Ed Adler and constructed in 1910, has experienced recurring maintenance issues over the past several years that warrant attention. Most recently, in May 2025, there is an open complaint regarding heavy water leaks, and earlier this year in February 2025, there was another heat/hot water complaint affecting the entire building.

The building has a documented pattern of heating system problems, with multiple heat/hot water complaints in 2023 and 2022, including two instances in 2023 where HPD could not gain access to inspect the reported issues. These heating system-related complaints are particularly concerning as they represent an essential service failure. The building has also faced various sanitary and maintenance challenges, including multiple complaints about garbage/recycling storage (2023 and 2024) and pest-related issues (2023 and 2022), though inspections generally did not result in violations.

The property has undergone several boiler-related inspections and violations, including three inspections in late 2022 and early 2023 that revealed various issues such as a defective boiler heat timer and problems with boiler safety equipment, with one violation remaining active as of January 2023. Notably, the building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbugs, with no reported infestations in the last seven years. While rodent inspections show consistent "passed" results since 2016, the building's recent maintenance history indicates ongoing challenges with basic infrastructure and systems that may affect tenant comfort and safety.