1505 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10029

1505 Lexington Avenue is a 5-story, 14-unit Old Law Tenement building located in East Harlem and built in 1910, currently owned by Edwina Musano. The building has experienced persistent maintenance issues, particularly regarding heat and hot water supply in early 2024, with violations issued for these problems in apartment 5B. This unit has also been noted for multiple other violations including defective faucets, poor plastered surfaces, pest infestation (specifically roaches), and issues with safety features such as smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.

While the building has shown some recent improvements, with successful rodent inspections in 2025 and 2024, there have been recurring concerns about food safety in the building's commercial spaces, with multiple Department of Health inspections between 2022 and 2024 citing various violations. The most serious recent incident was a food poisoning complaint in June 2024 involving three or more individuals, though the Health Department deemed it an isolated incident. The building's maintenance history shows a mix of resolved and ongoing issues, with particular attention needed on the 5B unit which has multiple open violations as of 2024.

The property has had regular pest control measures implemented, with bait applications occurring in late 2022, though rodent inspections have shown varying results. Notably, the building has maintained a clean record of bedbug infestations across the last five reporting periods from 2019 to 2024, with zero infested units reported in each instance. While some housing maintenance code violations have been closed, there are several open violations as of 2024 that suggest ongoing maintenance challenges requiring attention.