2041 5th Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10035

2041 5th Avenue is a six-story, 40-unit New Law Tenement building located in East Harlem, constructed in 1921 and currently owned by Yvette Garrett. The building has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues over the past year and a half, with multiple complaints filed between October 2023 and March 2025, including two separate incidents in March 2025. Window safety concerns have also been persistent, with complaints about broken or missing window guards in February 2025 and a window pane issue in December 2024, though HPD inspections were either unable to verify the conditions or found no violations.

A significant water leak was reported in January 2024, and the building has undergone multiple rodent control inspections in 2024-2025, with results indicating rat activity in multiple inspections before April 2025, when it passed. The building has a history of safety equipment issues, particularly in apartment 4G, including violations related to smoke and carbon monoxide detector requirements identified in October 2022, though the smoke detector issue was certified as resolved in March 2023. Apartment 6B was previously cited for inadequate heat and self-closing door issues in February 2022.

The property has undergone various maintenance and improvement works as evidenced by multiple permits issued between 2018 and 2024, with the most recent permits issued in July and December 2024. While there were concerns about building stability reported in 2020 and 2021, inspections found no violations. The building's management appears to have addressed major building code violations when identified, as most have been marked closed in subsequent inspections or through certification processes. Notably, the building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations, with zero reported cases in the past five years.