1059 1st Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10022

The five-story, ten-unit OLD LAW TENEMENT building at 1059 1st Avenue in Midtown, owned by Pjerin Tinaj and built in 1912, has experienced several notable maintenance and safety issues over recent years. Most recently, in March 2023, the building received a violation for failing to file the required annual bedbug report, though subsequent filings from 2024 and 2023 show no reported infestations. In 2020, the building was inspected regarding complaints of illegal hotel rooms, though inspectors were unable to gain access.

A significant maintenance issue was documented in April 2020, with ECB violations for leaking and corroded valves at the rear boiler and mixing valve, resulting in a $310 penalty. The building has had multiple safety-related violations and maintenance issues, particularly in 2019, including problems with smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector functionality in apartment 2B, a defective fire escape drop ladder, and various deficiencies in apartment 5B regarding door self-closing mechanisms and skylight conditions. There was also one recorded bedbug infestation in 2019, though records from 2020 onwards show no further occurrences.

The building's heating system has been a concern, with a December 2018 complaint regarding lack of heat or hot water affecting the entire building, though inspectors were unable to gain access to verify the conditions. Recent rodent inspections from 2025, 2018, and earlier have consistently shown passing results, with only one instance of rat activity noted in July 2016. The property has maintained regular bedbug reporting compliance from 2020 through 2025, including recent filings showing zero infested or eradicated units.