97 5th Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10003

The 97 5th Avenue building, an 8-story, 28-unit residential property constructed in 1898, currently faces several pressing maintenance issues as of early 2025. Most notably, there have been recent complaints about water supply problems and pest infestations, with multiple 311 service requests in February 2025 that HPD was unable to inspect despite the nature of these complaints. The building has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues throughout 2024-2025, with multiple emergency complaints indicating either building-wide or apartment-specific problems, though inspections were often unable to gain access to verify conditions.

These heating system failures appear to be an ongoing challenge, with similar issues reported in 2023 as well. The building has also faced safety and maintenance challenges in recent years, including violations related to door and window functionality, particularly concerning self-closing doors in 2023, which were documented but later closed through correction. A significant ongoing concern appears to be its facade maintenance status, with an active violation initiated in July 2022 regarding unsafe conditions and failure to file acceptable reports.

While the building has maintained a zero-tolerance policy toward bedbugs in recent years, with all annual reports showing no infested units since 2020-2021, it has encountered periodic rodent inspection failures between 2021 and 2016. The property owner, 97 5th Avenue LLC, has been responsive to violations, with several being closed through correction, though an active violation from 2023 remains open. The building's history shows regular compliance with bedbug reporting requirements and general maintenance, though access issues during inspections have prevented proper verification of some reported problems.