1569 2nd Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10028

1569 2nd Avenue is a 4-story, 3-unit residential building located in Manhattan's Upper East Side, owned by Kayvan Hakim and constructed in 1910. The building has experienced several significant maintenance and safety issues over recent years, with the most pressing concern being multiple active violations related to the failure to file annual external low pressure inspections from 2018 through 2023, with the most recent violation issued in September 2024.

In 2019, the building underwent a series of concerning heat and hot water complaints, with multiple emergency service requests between February and April, though inspections ultimately found that services had been restored. The building has maintained a consistent record of bedbug-free status, with no reported infestations or re-inf infestations in any of the six annual filings from 2019 to 2023. The property has experienced various maintenance issues, including a broken vestibule door glass repair in 2023 and a 2019 incident involving a fatality from the roof parapet area (subsequently dismissed as a DOB violation).

Recent public health inspections have been mixed, with several food establishment complaints through 2024, including issues with bare hands in contact with food and food contamination concerns, though most were resolved or closed without major penalties. The building's rodent control inspections have generally passed, with a single failed inspection in October 2023 being followed by successful inspections through 2025. While the building has been responsive to many complaints, the ongoing violations regarding external low pressure inspections and past heating system issues suggest areas requiring continued attention to maintain residential comfort and safety standards.