Pros: Good location but not worth the price or headache. Cons: We had mice, bedbugs, and roaches and they kept coming back no matter what we did. The trash outside would just pile up and management would do nothing abou…
165 AVENUE A is a prewar 1910 building, 5 floors, 10 units in East Village, NYC. Owned by VILLAGE JV 165 AVENUE A LLC. Public records show 16 open violations, 26 311 complaints, 1 active litigation matter on file. Tenant-impact history includes 1 eviction. Risk signals: 1 bedbug report. Lucid Rents has 6 verified tenant reviews on this building.
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Manhattan · February 2026
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§ 27-2024 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF COLD WATER FOR THE FIXTURES NO VOLUME IN THE 1st BATHROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 6, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
§ 27-2024 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES NO VOLUME IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
§ 27-2024 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF COLD WATER FOR THE FIXTURES AT WASH BASIN AND BATHTUB IN THE 2nd BATHROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 6, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF BEDBUGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BUILDING BELL/ BUZZER INTERCOM SYSTEM FROM BUILDING FRONT ENTRANCE TO INSIDE OF APT 3 ENTRANCE IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 3, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
Pros: Good location but not worth the price or headache. Cons: We had mice, bedbugs, and roaches and they kept coming back no matter what we did. The trash outside would just pile up and management would do nothing abou…
Pros: I liked that the location was nice and you didn’t here much going on from the street. Cons: The pests were a problem. We had cockroaches, mice, so many flies, and at one point bed bugs were coming in. Lots of peop…
Pros: Good location and fine apartments Cons: Management is not super responsive. We had issues with rodents Advice to landlord: Better plumbing
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Alphabet City — Avenues A through D — is the East Village's grittier, more residential sibling. Community gardens dot the blocks, Tompkins Square Park anchors the social scene, and the Dominican and Puerto Rican roots run deep alongside newer craft cocktail spots.
Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
Eviction Executed — Apt 2 — Possession
HPD Class C Violation — § 27-2024 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF COLD WATER FOR THE FIXTURES NO VOLUME IN THE 1st BATHROOM FROM EAST LOCATE
HPD Class C Violation — § 27-2024 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES NO VOLUME IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT AP
HPD Class C Violation — § 27-2024 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF COLD WATER FOR THE FIXTURES AT WASH BASIN AND BATHTUB IN THE 2nd BATHROOM
HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY