975 Park Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10028

975 Park Avenue, a 16-story New Law Tenement building constructed in 1929 and currently managed by owner Marc Bierman, has experienced several significant safety and maintenance issues in recent years. Most notably, in mid-2024, the building faced multiple Construction Safety Compliance violations involving active suspended scaffolds, with discrepancies in approved drawings and safety equipment usage by workers, resulting in fines totaling $3,110. These violations prompted both an Oath Violation and a Stop Work Order, though the latter was fully rescinded by August 2024.

The building currently has several active Department of Buildings violations, including issues with swarmp conditions and a Cycle 9C unsafe report filed in February 2024. Historical concerns include a 2020 Failure to Maintain violation and a 2019 complaint regarding building shaking that required inspection. The building has undergone various construction and maintenance work over the past several years, with multiple permits issued between 2019 and 2020 for different types of work.

Notable past violations include a 2019 incident where work was performed contrary to approved plans during a facade alteration, resulting in a $2,500 fine. On the positive side, the building has maintained a clean record for bedbugs since 2018, with zero reported infestations in the past seven reporting periods. Additionally, rodent inspections conducted between 2016 and 2019 generally passed, though an initial rat activity finding in September 2016 was noted. While the building has experienced various maintenance and safety challenges, it is important to note that many of the recent violations relate specifically to construction safety compliance rather than general building maintenance or habitability issues.