2329 1st Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10035

The three-unit, three-story tenement building at 2329 1st Avenue in East Harlem, owned by Darshan Chickery and constructed in 1910, has experienced persistent heat and hot water issues throughout recent years. Most notably, between September 2023 and January 2024, there were multiple emergency complaints regarding heat and hot water across the entire building, with violations issued for inadequate service. A significant underlying concern appears to be access-related, as inspectors were frequently unable to enter units to verify conditions.

The building has also faced recurring plumbing problems, particularly with toilets, as evidenced by several emergency complaints and inspections in 2023 alone. In September 2023, violations were recorded for inadequate hot water in Apartment 3 and inaccessible heating system in the boiler room. More recently, a November 2023 inspection identified defective ceramic tiles on the public hall stairs, and in June 2023, a violation was recorded for a non-functioning toilet in Apartment 2.

Despite these challenges, the building has shown compliance with rodent control requirements, passing recent inspections in 2023, 2024, and 2025, with regular bait applications noted in 2022 and 2023. Bedbug inspections between 2019 and 2024 consistently reported zero infested units. The property underwent ventilation system repairs in early 2023, and while several violations have been addressed, including a 2021 heating and hot water violation in Apartment 1, there remain open violations as of the most recent inspection. The building has been regularly inspected for both rodent issues and bedbug prevalence, with all reports indicating effective management of these concerns, though the heating and plumbing systems require ongoing attention as evidenced by multiple service requests and violations over the past few years.