514 East 5th Street, Manhattan, NY 10009

514 East 5th Street is a 5-story, 18-unit old law tenement building located in Manhattan's East Village, built in 1900 and currently owned by Peter Jakobson Jr. The building has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues, with emergency complaints registered in 2023, 2022, and 2019, though in most recent instances heat and hot water were reportedly restored before inspections (2022) or HPD could not gain access to verify (2023). There have been multiple rodent-related complaints, with the most recent occurring in October 2024, though the building has consistently passed subsequent inspections since then, including several inspections in 2025 showing no violations.

The building has also had various maintenance issues addressed, including self-closing door problems in 2022 and 2023, and multiple violations in 2021 related to electrical wiring, paint, flooring, door frames, and ventilation systems - all of which were marked as closed after follow-up inspections. A bedbug infestation was reported in 2020, but subsequent annual filings from 2021 to 2024 show no current infestation issues. In 2019, there was a complaint regarding illegal hotel rooms in the building, but inspectors were unable to gain access to verify the claim.

The building's most recent rodent inspection in July 2025 passed, as did all prior inspections conducted in 2024 and 2023, with only one instance in December 2022 showing rat activity. Historical data shows consistent annual bedbug reporting requirements being met, with no active infestations reported in the most recent three filings (2022, 2023, and 2024). The building's maintenance history suggests ongoing attention to both emergency and non-emergency issues, with many complaints being addressed despite access challenges for inspectors. A construction lead dust complaint from October 2021 remains marked as in progress, which may be worth noting.