2164 2nd Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10029

The four-story, three-unit residential building at 2164 2nd Avenue in East Harlem, owned by Craig Harty, has experienced several recurring maintenance issues over the past few years, with the most recent concerns emerging around pest management and building maintenance. Most notably, there were recent complaints about unsanitary conditions and pests in late 2023 through early 2024, though inspections by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development found no violations in January 2024.

The building has faced ongoing bedbug reporting compliance issues, with violations issued in 2022, 2023, and 2024 regarding the failure to file annual bedbug reports as required by HPD rules. There were also maintenance concerns in 2022 related to Apartment 3A, including violations for painting requirements, bathroom repairs, and mold abatement, all of which have since been addressed and closed. The building's safety features have been a significant focus of violations, particularly in 2022 when issues were identified with self-closing doors at the street entrance and a substantial encumbrance obstructing fire escape egress from household items at the bulkhead to the roof.

However, all these violations have been resolved. Importantly, the property has maintained good rodent control standards, passing all inspections between 2018 and 2025. The most recent bedbug report filings from 2024 show no infested or eradicated units, suggesting a potential resolution of this particular issue, while the building consistently passed nine consecutive rodent inspections from 2018 through 2025, indicating effective pest management in this regard.