1654 2nd Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10028

Located in Manhattan's Upper East Side neighborhood, 1654 2nd Avenue is a 4-story, 6-unit old law tenement building constructed in 1915 and currently owned by Jeremy Schaller. The building's recent history shows consistent maintenance of housing regulations, with bedbug reporting indicating no infestations from 2019 through 2024. The property has maintained a perfect track record in rodent inspections, passing all inspections from 2012 through 2024.

However, there have been multiple food establishment-related complaints between 2021 and 2024, including issues with sanitation, pests, and health code violations, particularly concerning improper food handling practices and rodent/insect presence. The building has two active Environmental Control Board violations from 2021, involving unauthorized occupancy of the cellar as a bar and construction of an unpermitted outdoor wooden structure, each carrying a penalty of $1,250. While housing maintenance violations were issued in 2021 and 2022 regarding bedbug reporting, these were addressed promptly.

The Department of Buildings has recorded various complaints and violations over the years, including a construction-related oath violation in 2021, though most have been resolved. Recent 311 service requests include a 2024 complaint about bare hands in food preparation that was addressed by the Health Department. Despite these issues, the building has demonstrated ongoing compliance with rodent control measures and regular bedbug reporting requirements, maintaining a generally stable housing environment.