1672 Park Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10035

1672 Park Avenue is a 4-story, 11-unit old law tenement building located in East Harlem, built in 1910 and currently owned by Orestes Gonzalez. The building has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues throughout 2025, with multiple complaints documented between January and May 2025, affecting both individual apartments and the entire building. These complaints have been appropriately investigated by HPD, with violations issued and some conditions reportedly corrected, though some complaints noted difficulties in accessing units for inspection.

Additionally, there was one significant water leak complaint recorded in early 2025 that HPD could not fully investigate. The building has demonstrated compliance with rodent inspections, passing six out of seven inspections between 2018 and 2025, though one in March 2024 resulted in failure for "Other Reasons." The property's maintenance history shows regular bedbug reporting compliance, with no documented infestations in the periods from November 2021 to October 2022 and November 2022 to October 2023. The building had two bedbug-related violations recorded in 2021-2023, though these were likely related to administrative filing requirements rather than actual infestations.

A current Department of Buildings violation remains active as of June 2023 regarding the failure to file a 2021 external low-pressure inspection report. The building's heating system appears to be a persistent challenge, with heat and hot water issues being the most frequent complaints over the past two years, though many of these have been resolved upon inspection. The property has maintained relatively good overall compliance with housing maintenance standards, with most reported issues being addressed through proper channels.