1603 2nd Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10028

1603 2nd Avenue, an older four-story tenement building in Manhattan's Upper East Side, has experienced several notable health and safety incidents over recent years. Most recent concerns include a food poisoning complaint investigated by the DOHMH in early 2024, and an initial rodent inspection in June 2025 that resulted in a failure for unspecified reasons, though the building passed a subsequent compliance inspection later that month.

The building has a documented history of pest-related issues, with multiple complaints and inspections showing a pattern of rodent and insect problems between 2018 and 2024, including a food establishment-related rodent/insect/garbage complaint in 2023 and a food poisoning incident in 2024 deemed isolated by health authorities. The building's maintenance record shows regular attention to pest control, with multiple successful rodent inspections between 2018 and 2025, though there have been two failed inspections noted in 2018 and 2025.

While bedbug infestations appeared to be relatively contained with only one reported case in 2020, the building has consistently reported zero infested or re-infested units in the subsequent four years (2021-2025). Of particular note is a building stability complaint from February 2019 regarding vibrations or shaking, which was promptly investigated but resulted in no violations being found. The property has also faced compliance issues with public health regulations, including a vaccine mandate violation in October 2021.