882 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10025

882 Amsterdam Avenue is a 6-story, 42-unit Old Law Tenement building constructed in 1900 and currently owned by Ashok Mehra. In recent months, specifically from March to June 2025, the building has experienced multiple unresolved maintenance issues, with eight different complaints (including problems with walls, radiators, cabinets, floors, windows, and doors) that HPD inspectors were unable to access during their inspections.

The building's elevator system has been a recurring concern, with four similar complaints documented in July 2023 regarding "Single Device on Property/No Alternate Service," resulting in an Environmental Control Board violation for inoperative phone service, misaligned doors, and other issues with a $625 penalty. The building's maintenance history shows several concerning patterns, including a heating and hot water issue in October 2022, multiple instances of work being done without proper permits in late 2019 (involving plumbing and electrical work), and safety violations in 2020 involving defective carbon monoxide detectors and an unapproved basement apartment. While the building has demonstrated compliance with rodent inspections in recent years (most recently passing inspections in 2023-2024), there was an infestation of three units reported in 2019.

The property has maintained a clean record for bedbug infestations across multiple filing periods from 2019 through 2024, with no reported cases in the past five years. The most recent building permit was issued in April 2021 for exterior work. Notably, there have been recurring difficulties with access for inspections, as evidenced by multiple "Inspector Unable To Gain Access" notations on recent complaints, suggesting potential communication or coordination issues with residents during inspection attempts.