1619 York Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10028

1619 York Avenue is a five-story, 13-unit old law tenement building located in Manhattan's Upper East Side, currently owned by Peter Ronai and constructed in 1920. The building has experienced several notable maintenance issues in recent years, with the most significant concerns centered around heat and hot water systems. In November 2021, multiple complaints were filed regarding building-wide heat and hot water outages, which resulted in emergency Housing Maintenance Code violations.

More recently, the building has faced multiple Department of Buildings (DOB) violations related to annual external low-pressure inspections, with active violations issued in 2023 and 2024 for failure to file required documentation covering inspection periods from 2018 through 2023. The property has maintained a generally clean health record, with regular inspections focusing on rodent control showing consistent passing results since 2015. While there have been several rodent-related complaints (2022, 2023, and most recently in July 2024), the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) found no violations during inspections. A recent food poisoning complaint was determined to be an isolated incident.

The building's ventilation system has been the subject of multiple complaints, with a notable active violation issued in March 2023 regarding improper exhaust discharge in relation to Calabrije's Margaritas & Tacos. Additionally, there was a partial stop work order issued in October 2021 regarding construction enforcement. The property has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations, with no reported cases in the past six years. The building's permit history shows several issued permits between 2019-2020, though there is one active violation regarding a revoked permit from 2019.