646 LENOX AVENUE is a late-20th-century 1970 building, 15 floors, 134 units in Harlem, NYC. Owned by BETHUNE TOWERS. Public records show 116 open violations, 21 311 complaints, 8 active litigation matters on file. Tenant-impact history includes 1 eviction.
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§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE EAST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 12J, 12th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SILICONE CAULK AT TILES AROUND BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 12J, 12th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE VENTILATION SYSTEM AT SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 12J, 12th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS FROM WATER CLOSET IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 12J, 12th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE NORTH WALL, THE SOUTH WALL, THE WEST WALL AND THE EAST WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 12J, 12th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
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This stretch of central Harlem is deeply residential — modest brick buildings, longstanding churches, and a tight-knit community that has weathered decades of disinvestment and is now seeing renewed attention. Harlem Hospital and the 135th Street branch of the NYPL anchor the area.
HPD Class A Violation — § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DRAWER AT BASE CABINET AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED
HPD Class A Violation — § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE EAST WALL,THE WEST WALL, TH
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SILICONE CAULK AT TILES AROUND BATHTUB
HPD Class C Violation — § 27-2026 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS FROM WATER CLOSET IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 12J, 12th STORY, 1st APARTME
HPD Class A Violation — § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE EAST WALL, IN THE KITCHEN L
HPD Class A Violation — § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE VENTILATION SYSTEM AT SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCAT
HPD Class A Violation — § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE NORTH WALL, THE SOUTH WALL,
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE EAST WALL IN THE B
HPD Class A Violation — (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MON