1400 5th Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10026

The 8-story residential building at 1400 5th Avenue in Harlem, owned by Steve Furman, has experienced several concerning issues in recent years, particularly regarding ventilation and heat/hot water systems. Most notably, in June 2025, there were two indoor air quality complaints related to ventilation that prompted Department of Health investigations, with one resulting in a formal notice to the property owner.

The building has an ongoing violation for failure to file the External Low-Pressure Inspection for 2023, and there are multiple active violations from 2023-2024 related to missing safety notices and an electrical outlet safety cover. The building has a pattern of heat and hot water issues, with three emergency complaints in February 2019, and a more recent apartment-only heat/hot water complaint in November 2024. The property has also faced maintenance challenges, including multiple rat activity reports in 2024, though it passed its most recent rodent inspection in April 2025.

While the building maintains an active bedbug monitoring record showing no infestations since 2018-2019, it experienced a period of unregistered boiler violations in 2021. The Department of Buildings has issued multiple violations for failure to file annual inspections between 2019-2023, though some have been resolved or dismissed upon verification. Recent service requests have continued to address ventilation, heat, and rodent issues, with work permits being regularly issued for various plumbing and engineering tasks since 2018, indicating ongoing maintenance and compliance efforts by the property management.