952 1st Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10022

The 5-story Old Law Tenement at 952 1st Avenue in Midtown, currently owned by Kamran Hakim, has a mixed record of maintenance and compliance since 2010. The building has consistently passed annual rodent inspections from 2010 through 2025 and maintained a clean bedbug record in recent filings (2021-2024), with zero reported infested units in the past three annual reports. However, there have been recurring maintenance issues, particularly regarding door frames and building access, with multiple 311 complaints in 2023 regarding door frame conditions that, while inspected by HPD and resulting in no violations, indicate ongoing maintenance concerns.

More concerning are several structural and safety-related complaints and violations in recent years. In 2024, there were serious concerns about building shaking and structural stability, though inspectors were unable to gain access for verification. The cellar access door has been a recurring problem, with a 2023 violation noting dangerous conditions including a bent metal door creating tripping and collapse hazards, which resulted in a $1,250 penalty.

Previous years saw documented issues with window conditions, particularly in 2022, when violations were issued for wooden framed windows with loose glass panels in a state of disrepair. While these violations were generally closed after required repairs, they indicate some patterns of deferred maintenance. The building's bedbug reporting compliance has been notably poor in the recent past, with violations issued from 2021-2024 regarding the failure to submit annual bedbug reports, though recent filings show no infestation history. The property has also experienced some emergency situations, such as a 2023 complaint about being vacant, open, and unguarded, which resulted in building violations being served.