529 East 87th Street, Manhattan, NY 10128

The five-story, six-unit Old Law Tenement located at 529 East 87th Street in the Upper East Side, owned by James Nielsen, has endured a series of documented pest management challenges over the past decade, particularly regarding rodent and bedbug issues. Most recently, the building faced bedbug reporting violations in 2021, 2022, and 2023, though the official 2024 bedbug report indicates no infested units during the 2022-2023 reporting period.

The property has a concerning history with rodent activity, as evidenced by multiple inspections between 2015 and 2020, including significant rat activity noted in December 2019, January 2020, and at other intervals, though some inspections also showed compliance or passed results. The Department of Buildings records show one permit issued in 2018 for work classified as EW, with a job number of 123425953, suggesting some maintenance or improvement work was authorized during that period.

The building's maintenance history reveals a pattern of compliance issues that, while mostly resolved through subsequent reporting or inspections, indicate ongoing attention is required to maintain acceptable living conditions. The most recent bedbug reports (2024) show no current infestations, and rodent complaints appear to have decreased since the 2020 inspections, though this could warrant monitoring. The structure, built in 1910, represents typical challenges faced by older tenement buildings in New York City, particularly regarding pest management, though the recent compliance history shows some improvement in reporting requirements.