1613 2nd Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10028

The four-story, six-unit tenement building at 1613 Second Avenue, owned by Fred Arnold, has had consistent monitoring of its premises since 2019, with particular focus on pest control, food safety, and housing maintenance compliance. Most recently, the building has been subject to multiple Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) food establishment inspections in 2025, with complaints regarding rodents/insects/garbage in April and February 2025.

While these recent complaints were addressed, the building has maintained an active pattern of addressing health department concerns, including five food establishment complaints in 2025 alone. The building's rodent inspections, however, show a pattern of passing all inspections from 2016 through 2025, indicating effective pest management when properly inspected. The property has documented its bedbug reporting compliance, with no infestations reported in the most recent filings (2023-2024), though it received violation notices in 2021, 2022, and 2023 for failing to file the required annual bedbug report.

The building has experienced two food poisoning incidents in 2020 and 2022, both deemed isolated by health authorities, and a 2021 violation for vaccine mandate non-compliance. Multiple work permits were issued in 2019 and 2021 for various maintenance tasks, with records showing proper documentation through the Department of Buildings system. While health department complaints have consistently emerged since 2019, particularly related to food safety, the building's systematic response to inspections and reporting requirements suggests ongoing management of these issues, though recent cluster of food-related complaints in 2025 may indicate a current trend requiring attention.