207 East 5th Street, Manhattan, NY 10003

207 East 5th Street is a 22-unit, 6-story New Law Tenement building located in Manhattan's East Village, constructed in 1905 and currently owned by Lucy Baumrind. The building's recent history shows some recurring issues with pests and sanitation, particularly during the summer of 2018 when multiple complaints regarding pests were filed and investigated by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), though no violations were issued. More recently, there has been an active Department of Buildings violation as of April 2024, with no disposition comments provided.

The building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbugs over the past several years, with official reports from 2019 through 2024 showing zero infested or eradicated units. However, there have been concerning rodent control issues in 2025, with multiple inspections showing rat activity in February and April 2025, though subsequent bait applications have been implemented. The building's historical records show a single housing maintenance code violation from 1999, related to a missing transom glass door in apartment 4, which was certified as resolved in 2020.

A Certificate of Occupancy complaint was filed and investigated in late 2018, though the inspector was unable to gain access for the second final attempt. While the building has experienced several maintenance issues in the past, the consistent reporting of zero bedbug occurrences and the recent efforts to address rodent problems through bait applications suggest that management is taking steps to maintain the property. The most pressing current concern appears to be the active violation issued in April 2024, though the specific nature of this violation is not detailed in the available records.