1605 2nd Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10028

The 4-story, 6-unit old law tenement building at 1605 2nd Avenue, owned by George Fan, has shown both maintenance challenges and improvements over recent years. The most pressing current issue involves an active Department of Buildings violation from June 2023 regarding unfiled external low pressure inspections for both 2020 and 2021. In 2022, there were several significant issues with apartment 4N, including multiple housing maintenance code violations that required addressing various problems such as defective plaster surfaces, plumbing issues, and pest infestations between March and May 2022.

During this period, violations were documented for broken ceilings, radiator maintenance, kitchen wall repairs, and the presence of mice, along with plumbing issues related to the bathtub, shower, and waste line connections. Safety concerns were also noted, with violations for missing smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. The building has maintained a generally satisfactory record in recent years, with no reported bedbug infestations in the past five years, as indicated by the bedbug reporting system.

Rodent inspections have consistently passed between 2017 and 2025, though there was one instance of rat activity noted in August 2017. The most recent maintenance issues primarily revolve around the outstanding DOB violations from 2023 and a 2022 DOHMH complaint about construction lead dust in common areas and apartments that remains in progress as of September 2025. While the building's unit count and age (built in 1915) suggest typical challenges for this building class, the resolution of many 2022 violations shows some responsiveness to maintenance issues, though the current lead dust complaint and active DOB violations indicate ongoing concerns.