2226 1st Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10029

The five-story tenement building at 2226 1st Avenue in East Harlem, owned by Ivan Sun, has experienced significant maintenance issues throughout 2024-2025, with the most pressing concerns being recurrent heating and hot water problems. Between January and April 2025 alone, there were multiple reports and violations related to inadequate heat and hot water, affecting both individual apartments and entire floors. The building is currently facing open violations regarding heating and hot water systems, including locked boiler room access issues that were reported in December 2024.

Additional maintenance concerns include an open plumbing violation from January 2025, problems with building intercom systems, window maintenance (documented in late 2024), and documented rat activity through 2023-2025, though a recent inspection in April 2025 showed a "Passed" result. The Department of Buildings has active Environmental Control Board violations against the property from September 2024, involving unauthorized work related to hot water heaters and gas lines, with penalties totaling $5,365. Historical records show consistent issues with heat and hot water systems, with 2023-2024 violations related to the building's heating system maintenance and several instances of inadequate heat supply documented in both individual units and common areas.

Despite these challenges, the building has maintained a record of no bedbug infestations over the past several reporting periods, with consistent reports indicating 0 units affected between 2021 and 2024. Four active boiler-related ECB violations from September 2024 indicate serious concerns with the building's heating infrastructure, and there are also multiple open violations regarding the failure to file required external low-pressure inspections for 2019-2021. The property has a long-standing history as an OLD LAW TENEMENT building, constructed in 1900 with 23 units, and while some maintenance issues have been resolved through various complaint processes, the recurring nature of heating and hot water problems suggests ongoing infrastructure challenges. The building has undergone various inspections and received multiple violation notices through both the Department of Buildings and Housing Preservation and Development, indicating an active though sometimes problematic response to maintenance issues as they arise.