345 Lenox Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10027

The 5-story, 4-unit building at 345 Lenox Avenue in Harlem, owned by James Simari and constructed in 1910, has had several notable events and maintenance issues over recent years.

In 2021, a significant failure to maintain the building came to light, particularly affecting the ground floor nail salon "ISPA'S NAILS," where water staining and deteriorated plaster ceiling sections were documented, resulting in an Oath Violation and an active Environmental Control Board (ECB) violation with a $3,125 penalty. Prior to this, in 2018, unauthorized construction of a wooden deck approximately 22'x33' at the rear of the second floor was discovered, though this violation has since been resolved with a $1,250 penalty.

The building has maintained a strong record regarding pest control, with no recorded instances of bedbug infestations in any of the past five years (2020-2024), and has consistently passed rodent inspections, with the most recent of these inspections in February 2025 showing no issues. While the 2021 maintenance violation represents the most significant building concern in recent years, the property has shown good compliance with rodent control requirements and has been free of bedbug-related problems in recent reporting periods, suggesting improved overall maintenance standards since the 2021 incident.