2151 5th Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10037

2151 5th Avenue is a 5-story, 9-unit Old Law Tenement building located in East Harlem, owned by Greg Cohen and built in 1920. The property has experienced recurring heating and hot water issues throughout 2024, with multiple emergency complaints filed between January and March 2024, affecting both individual apartments and the entire building. These incidents resulted in several Housing Maintenance Code violations, including inadequate heat supply and unauthorized heating system access.

As of December 2024, there are currently two open complaints regarding the building's exterior pavement and interior wall conditions. The building has also faced water-related challenges, with a slow leak complaint in October 2023 and subsequent violations in 2024 related to water damage in the bathroom of apartment 4B. The building's mechanical systems have been a significant concern, with multiple Department of Buildings complaints regarding the boiler system between 2020-2024.

Two active Environmental Control Board violations from 2023 remain unresolved, relating to an unregistered water heater and a leaking boiler that was deemed to have hazardous combustion conditions. Security and access issues have been noted, particularly regarding electromagnetic locking devices at building entrances, and there is one recorded violation for a mouse infestation in apartment 1A from March 2024. The building's maintenance history shows regular rodent inspections, all of which have passed from 2017 through 2025. Notably, there have been no reported bedbug infestations in the building since records began in 2018, and environmental control board violations from 2023 suggest ongoing compliance challenges with the building's heating systems.