2 East 95th Street, Manhattan, NY 10128

The 8-story, 37-unit residential building at 2 East 95th Street, owned by Ramsay Lewis and constructed in 1924, has experienced several significant issues in recent years, with the most pressing concerns being repeated heat and hot water problems affecting the entire building. From October 2024 through February 2025, there were three emergency heat/hot water complaints filed with the Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) department, including two instances where inspectors were unable to gain access to perform checks.

The building also received a noteworthy Housing Maintenance Code violation in October 2024 for having a non-compliant entrance door closing mechanism. The property has a documented history of workplace safety incidents, including two related to construction work in late 2023 and early 2024, with one incident involving a hospitalized worker and resulting in a $6,250 penalty, though records indicate this was resolved. Earlier building condition issues included spalling brick/stucco problems at the penthouse bulkhead and staircase, documented in a 2018 violation.

The building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations over the past seven years, with no occurrences reported in any of the annual filings from 2019 through 2024. Recent inspection records from the Department of Buildings (DOB) show some active violations from 2022 related to swarming conditions and an unsafe report, though these have not been resolved as of the latest records available. Three permits were issued in January 2019, covering electrical and plumbing work, indicating some recent maintenance activity.