1322 2nd Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10021

1322 2nd Avenue is a 5-story, 17-unit old law tenement building located in the Upper East Side, built in 1910 and currently owned by Scott Lerman. The building has experienced several notable issues over recent years, with the most significant being a heat and hot water outage in February 2023, which was reportedly resolved shortly after tenant intervention. There were multiple complaints in 2020-2021 regarding unsanitary conditions, including mold, pests, and floor issues, though health department inspectors were often unable to gain access for verification.

The building has also faced issues with maintenance compliance, particularly regarding inspection filings, as evidenced by violations issued in 2023 for failure to submit external low pressure inspection reports from 2018-2022, though all these violations were ultimately dismissed. A notable set of violations from 2020 affecting apartment 4D involved water leaks and ceiling issues, which were certified as corrected in September 2023. The property has maintained a clean record concerning bedbug infestations, with all eight annual reports from 2019-2024 showing no infested units or required treatments.

Similarly, rodent inspections from 2010 through 2019 passed consistently. There have been periodic food safety-related complaints in the vicinity, including a mobile food vendor complaint in 2022 and a restaurant-related service request in 2025, though these were not directly related to the building's conditions. The most recent health department interactions have primarily involved external food establishments rather than building-specific issues, suggesting an overall stabilization of internal maintenance concerns in recent years. The building was also the subject of an illegal work complaint in 2023, which was dismissed after inspection found no violations.