55 Lenox Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10026

55 Lenox Avenue is a 4-story, 4-unit residential building located in Harlem, built in 1910 and currently owned by Mary Mensah. The building has experienced several recurring maintenance issues over recent years, with the most recent being a heat and hot water complaint from March 2025 that the HPD could not investigate due to access issues. In 2020, there were multiple emergency complaints regarding mold, electrical wiring, flooring/stairs, and a water leak, all of which were addressed through official inspections.

The building has been subject to consistent Housing Maintenance Code violations, most notably for failing to file annual bedbug reports from 2021 through 2024. Other violations include inadequate lobby maintenance and improper posting of safety and contact information, as well as unaddressed painting and waste disposal issues documented in 2020. The property has undergone regular rodent inspections between 2018 and 2025, with all inspections showing passing results.

There have also been concerns about building systems, including recent complaints regarding elevator service (2024) and building stability (2024), though inspectors found insufficient evidence to warrant these complaints. The building has two active Department of Buildings violations from 2019 and 2023 regarding unfiled inspection reports for the boiler and low-pressure systems, respectively. There have been multiple attempts to investigate illegal conversions in 2020 and 2023, but inspectors were unable to gain access. Despite these issues, the building has maintained regular rodent control measures, showing consistent compliance in this area.