1781 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10029

1781 Lexington Avenue is a 4-story, 6-unit residential building located in East Harlem, owned by Miklos Vasarhelyi and constructed in 1910. The property has experienced persistent heating and hot water issues over the past several years, with multiple complaints reported between 2022 and most recently in October 2023. Every building-wide heating and hot water complaint has generated emergency response from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), indicating ongoing system challenges.

During 2022, there were several instances where HPD could not gain access to inspect the reported issues, though some violations were noted when inspections occurred, particularly concerning hot water deficiencies in apartment 2C and access issues to the heating system in the basement boiler room. The building also has two open Class C violations from late 2022 regarding a self-closing door at the vestibule to public hall on the 1st story. Recent records show improved compliance in some areas.

The building has successfully passed all rodent inspections conducted between 2018 and 2025, indicating effective pest management, and the 2025 bedbug report shows no infestations were present during the 2023-2024 period. There's also been regular bedbug reporting compliance, with the most recent filing showing zero infested, eradicated, or re-infested units. While some heating and plumbing issues have persisted, as evidenced by the two duplicate heating complaints in October 2023, the building has shown recent improvements in addressing violations, though exact dates of resolution for many of the listed violations are not specified in the available data.