336 East 5th Street, Manhattan, NY 10003

336 East 5th Street is a 6-story, 22-unit Old Law Tenement building constructed in 1900 and owned by Bita Sassouni, located in Manhattan's East Village neighborhood. The building has experienced persistent heat and hot water issues throughout 2023-2024, with multiple emergency complaints filed between April 2023 and December 2024, affecting the entire building. The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) has frequently been unable to gain access to apartments for inspections, leading to repeated complaints and closed case statuses.

In December 2024, an inspection did reveal scalding hot water exceeding 130 degrees in apartment 1RW. The building has met its bedbug reporting requirements consistently between 2019-2024, showing no reported infestations during regular annual reporting periods. The property has undergone several maintenance inspections revealing various issues: in 2022, apartment 5FE had multiple violations including defective smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and there were problems with self-closing doors at the vestibule.

There were also pest control challenges noted, particularly in 2024, with rodent inspections showing mixed results - passing in May 2025 but previously failing multiple times between 2024-2025. A Department of Buildings complaint regarding illegal hotel rooms was filed in September 2021, but inspectors were unable to gain access for verification. While the building has had numerous violations recorded, many have been promptly addressed and closed, though the recurring nature of heat/hot water issues suggests an ongoing maintenance challenge. The building's overall maintenance record shows active management, with most violations being addressed according to regulations, though access issues for inspections have been a notable pattern.