629 Lenox Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10037

629 Lenox Avenue is a 6-story, 14-unit residential building constructed in 1910, currently owned by Genevieve Outlaw. The Harlem tenement has experienced several recurring maintenance issues, most notably in recent months (late 2023 to early 2024) with multiple simultaneous complaints including water leaks, mold conditions, ceiling damage, and cabinet problems, all of which resulted in housing violations.

Specifically, Apartment 2B has documented issues with water leaks, mold, electrical wiring problems, and the need for plaster and paint repairs, along with a violation regarding missing carbon monoxide detectors. The building's safety features have also been addressed through violations requiring repairs to self-closing doors in both the 1st-floor fire door and 6th-story roof access door. The property has a concerning pattern of rodent activity, with multiple inspections (2023-2025) showing rat activity, though the most recent inspection in April 2025 passed.

While the building has maintained a bedbug-free record over multiple reporting periods from 2019 through 2024, the frequency of recent housing code violations suggests ongoing maintenance challenges. Earlier complaints from 2020-2022 included various issues such as garbage storage concerns, a refrigerator complaint, and bathroom plumbing problems, though many of these issues were resolved without violations being issued. The building underwent inspections in 2024 that documented multiple violations in Apartment 2B, which were subsequently closed after corrections were made, as evidenced by certified dates of corrections in 2024-2025.