70 Haven Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10032

70 Haven Avenue is a 6-story, 54-unit New Law Tenement building constructed in 1925 and currently owned by Elizabeth Velazquez. The building has experienced recurring indoor air quality issues, with complaints about sewage odor in April 2025 and ventilation problems in February 2023, though both incidents were addressed through advisories to the property management.

A significant maintenance period occurred between 2018 and 2020, during which multiple code violations were documented and subsequently addressed, including requirements to scrape and repaint all stories, balconies, and components at the north and south stacks, as well as the correction of air conditioner-related nuisances. The building has maintained positive rodent inspection results through 2025, with all inspections passing since 2019. Importantly, the building has no documented bedbug infestations in the past four reporting periods (2021-2025), with only one documented case (which was eradicated) in 2019.

Housing Maintenance Code violations from 2018-2020 focused on safety features such as carbon monoxide detector requirements and smoke detector notification requirements, all of which have since been certified as corrected. The property has shown good maintenance of its basic systems, though there are periods (notably in 2019) where HPD was unable to gain access to inspect reported plumbing issues. Recent building history indicates improved responsiveness to maintenance issues, particularly concerning air quality complaints, though some persistent ventilation and odor issues remain a concern.