73 5th Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10003

73 5th Avenue is an 11-story, 17-unit residential building built in 1907 and currently owned by Donald Rigoni. The property has experienced several concerning issues in recent years, particularly in 2024, with multiple Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) complaints related to food establishment violations, including a significant food poisoning complaint that is still in progress as of June 2024. The building has active violations with the Department of Buildings (DOB) as of 2024 regarding failed filings for FISP Cycle 9C technical report and 2022 external low-pressure inspection, in addition to multiple active violations related to benchmarking report filings.

A serious elevator issue was recorded in October 2020, with a violation for a missing device and communication defect, which resulted in a $2,500 penalty that remains active. The building has experienced occasional maintenance issues, including a heat and hot water emergency complaint in March 2023 that could not be verified due to lack of access. While there have been several food establishment and rodent-related complaints, routine rodent inspections have consistently passed since 2010, and there have been no bedbug infestations reported in any of the annual filings from 2019 to 2025. The property's legal compliance record shows patterns of recurring documentation and inspection failures, particularly concerning elevator maintenance, energy benchmarking, and inspection filings, which have resulted in multiple active violations and penalties.

However, it's worth noting that many historical violations were either dismissed or resolved, and recent bedbug and rodent inspections have shown no active infestations or violations. The building's violation history indicates ongoing challenges with maintaining compliance with various city regulations, particularly in the areas of elevator maintenance, energy benchmarking, and timely filing of required inspections and reports. These issues appear to be primarily administrative in nature rather than indications of systemic building problems, though the recent food-related complaints suggest potential concerns with maintenance of common areas or shared facilities. The lack of recent bedbug or rodent issues, along with regular passing inspections, suggests that certain historical problems have been effectively addressed, though the active violations from 2020 to 2024 indicate ongoing challenges with regulatory compliance.