2163 2nd Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10029

2163 2nd Avenue is a 4-story, 6-unit residential tenement building constructed in 1915 in East Harlem, currently owned by Zahida Martinovic. The building has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues over the past several years, with multiple complaints filed through 311 services, including a February 2024 apartment-specific complaint that required emergency response, though inspectors were unable to gain access to verify the conditions. The building has also faced various maintenance challenges, including a slow water leak (February 2024), window frame issues (2024), and several heat-related incidents affecting the entire building from 2018 through 2021, though many of these were reported as resolved upon follow-up inspections.

More recent inspections present a mixed picture of building conditions. As of 2025, the building has passed recent rodent inspections (February 2025, August 2024) after some rat activity was noted in August 2023. There is currently one open housing maintenance code violation from May 2024 related to a window repair in the 4th-floor apartment.

The building's bedbug reports from 2020 through 2025 consistently show zero infested or re-infested units, indicating effective pest management. Historical records show a building-wide heat outage in December 2021, and in 2019, there was a violation noted for a defective entrance door lock that was subsequently certified as corrected. While some maintenance issues persist, particularly regarding window repairs and occasional heating problems, the building has maintained compliance with rodent inspections and has demonstrated effective management of bedbug infestations over recent years.