2317 2nd Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10035

2317 2nd Avenue is a 5-story, 9-unit residential tenement building in East Harlem, constructed in 1910 and currently owned by Getz Obstfeld. The building has experienced persistent heating system issues throughout the 2024-2025 winter season, with multiple emergency heat/hot water complaints recorded between October 2024 and February 2025, affecting both individual apartments and the entire building. As of November 2023, there are open violations related to heating issues specifically in apartment 2B, access problems to the heating system, and various maintenance issues in public areas including water leakage and fire safety concerns.

Apartment 2A has an open violation from September 2023 involving water leakage, and several maintenance issues were documented in the same inspection, including problems with ceramic tiles, door functionality, and pest control. The building has faced recurring egress safety concerns in 2020 and 2022, though these complaints have been addressed with Oath Violations served. Environmental violations related to fire escape use and air conditioning installation were recorded in 2022.

Recent rodent activity has been documented through multiple inspections between 2024 and 2025, with evidence of rat activity observed even after bait applications. Despite these challenges, the building's bedbug reporting history shows no documented infestations or eradications in the past five years, which is a positive aspect of the maintenance record. The property has also undergone several HPD inspections where access to units was not granted, particularly during the winter heat complaints, limiting the ability to verify and address reported issues.