2272 1st Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10035

2272 1st Avenue is a 4-story, 6-unit old law tenement building located in East Harlem and owned by James Pisacano. Built in 1900, the property has experienced several significant maintenance and quality-of-life issues in recent years. Notably, in early 2022, there was a series of heat and hot water-related complaints, with multiple tenant reports between January 30 and February 10, 2022, about both building-wide and apartment-specific problems. The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) was involved in responding to these complaints, though access issues complicated inspections.

More recently, the building underwent rodent inspections in 2025, 2024, and 2023, with the most recent inspection in March 2025 passing. However, between April and July 2023, there were multiple bait applications suggesting rat activity, and an April 2023 compliance inspection noted rat activity. The building has maintained an active bedbug reporting history, with all reports from 2019 to the present indicating zero infested units, zero eradicated units, and zero re-infested units. Both the 2023 and 2024 bedbug reports showed no infestations, and earlier reports from 2019 onwards also documented no cases, indicating effective management of this potential issue.

A food establishment complaint was logged and closed between November 2023 and June 2024. Despite these historical issues, the building has shown improvements in recent inspections, particularly with the most recent rodent inspection passing. However, the pattern of heat and hot water complaints in early 2022 and the previous rodent activity in 2023-2024 suggest ongoing maintenance challenges. The building's age and classification as an old law tenement suggest it may require continued attention to basic services and systems.