280 LENOX AVENUE is a prewar 1900 building, 5 floors, 20 units in Harlem, NYC. Owned by SHEBA REALTY II LLC. Public records show 105 open violations, 32 311 complaints, 26 active litigation matters on file. Risk signals: 2 bedbug reports.
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Manhattan · March 2026
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Potential savings: ~8% by timing your move to November.
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(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.
§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AND OLD FURINTURE AT PUBLIC HALL, 5th STORY
§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE ... IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 14, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE ... IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 4, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE ... IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 3, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
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West Harlem around 125th Street is the neighborhood's commercial and cultural spine — the Apollo Theater, Studio Museum, and a corridor of new development coexist with decades-old barbershops and West African restaurants. Columbia's Manhattanville campus expansion is reshaping the western edge.
PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
Noise — Noise, Ice Cream Truck (NR4)
Rodent — Rat Sighting
Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party