530 East 5th Street, Manhattan, NY 10009

530 East 5th Street is a 6-story, 10-unit residential building located in the East Village, constructed in 2009 and currently owned by Bruce Ratner. The building has experienced several notable maintenance issues in recent years, with the most recent incidents occurring in November 2023 involving a broken window guard and a water leak, both of which were promptly addressed and closed by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). Between 2021 and 2022, there were recurring concerns about heat and hot water in individual apartments, with one complaint resulting in an inspection where access was not granted.

A door-related issue was reported in 2022 and properly addressed. The building has maintained a consistent record of bedbug prevention, with no reported infestations or eradication efforts between 2019 and 2024, and inspections have shown compliance with rodent control requirements, passing all inspections from 2019 through 2025. The property had two DOB violations in 2019 and 2020, though both were resolved by 2022.

In 2021, there was a bedbug reporting compliance issue noted in April, but subsequent annual reports from 2019 through 2024 have shown zero infested dwellings or eradication cases. The building's maintenance history shows a pattern of responsive management, with most recent complaints being addressed within a few days, though some systemic issues like the heat/hot water problems in 2021 suggest potential infrastructure concerns. Regular rodent inspections passing all tests from 2019 to 2025 indicate effective pest control measures in place.