2099 5th Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10035

The four-story, four-unit residential building at 2099 5th Avenue in East Harlem, owned by Gitta Rott and constructed in 1900, has experienced several maintenance and compliance issues in recent years. As of July 2025, the property faces two open violations from June 2024: a Class B violation regarding improper fire retardant materials in the cellar ceiling, and a Class C violation concerning defective self-closing doors in the entrance of apartment 1.

The building has maintained an active rodent control program, with multiple inspections between 2019 and 2025 consistently passing, though a rodent-related complaint was logged in May 2024, which resulted in a passing inspection with minor violations. The property has a documented history of bedbug reporting compliance, with no infestations recorded in annual reports from 2021 through 2025, including the most recent report filed in June 2025 showing zero infested, eradicated, or re-infested units.

In 2019, there was a significant incident involving an unauthorized curb cut installation that resulted in a violation, though this was subsequently resolved. The building also underwent regular annual bedbug reporting requirements from 2021 to 2024, each time maintaining compliance by filing reports despite the initial violations for failure to file in 2022 and 2023. While the building has faced various code violations and service requests over the years, particularly related to fire safety and door mechanisms, the owner's proactive response to rodent inspections and bedbug compliance suggests ongoing attention to pest management and regulatory requirements, though the recent open violations indicate some outstanding maintenance issues as of mid-2024.