Pros: Apt size, sense of community, utilities included Cons: New laundry machines small and consistent issues with gate and elevators
2301 5 AVENUE is a late-20th-century 1970 building, 19 floors, 329 units in Harlem, NYC. Owned by RIVERBEND HOUSING CO INC. Public records show 296 open violations, 61 311 complaints, 19 active litigation matters on file. Tenant-impact history includes 4 evictions. Risk signals: 1 bedbug report. Lucid Rents has 1 verified tenant review on this building.
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Manhattan · February 2026
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§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT NORTH WALL AND CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM LOWER LEVEL FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 6EE LOWER LEVEL, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE KITCHEN , THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 6EE LOWER LEVEL, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES AT FIRE DOOR ''B'' LEADING TO STAIRS AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY
§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES AT FIRE DOOR 'A' TO STAIR AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY
§ 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RULES AND REGULATIONS MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT APT2BB, 2nd STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
Pros: Apt size, sense of community, utilities included Cons: New laundry machines small and consistent issues with gate and elevators
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ELEVATOR — MAINTENANCE
UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT NORTH WALL AND CEILING IN THE
HPD Class A Violation — § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN T
UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
HPD Class C Violation — § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSI
PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
Eviction Executed — Apt 7-GG — Possession