953 5th Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10075

The 15-story New Law Tenement at 953 Fifth Avenue in the Upper East Side, owned by Alex Birmelin, has experienced several significant maintenance and compliance issues between 2018 and 2025. Most notably, the building is currently facing three active violations related to its exterior facade, including cracked limestone on the west facade and open mortar joints on multiple elevations, for which penalties of $2,500 and $1,250 were imposed in March 2021. There are also several outstanding Building Department violations from 2024, including failure to correct swarming conditions and an unsafe report.

The property has a consistent record of bedbug control compliance, with no reported infestations or eradications from 2019 through 2024, and all bedbug reports for the past seven years have shown zero infested units. The building has passed multiple rodent inspections every year from 2011 through 2019. The property has encountered recurring issues with energy benchmarking report compliance, resulting in multiple violations from 2018 to 2024, though some of these have been dismissed upon confirmation of submission.

Most recently, a new permit was issued in February 2025 for work related to plumbing (PL), job #103778066. There is one unique violation from 2021 regarding the failure to file an annual bedbug report, which was eventually closed, suggesting earlier compliance issues with reporting requirements. Despite these various violations, the building has maintained a consistent record of pest control success and bedbug management over the past several years.