5920 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11220

The 6-unit, 4-story New Law Tenement building at 5920 5th Avenue in Sunset Park, owned by Efrain Barreto, has experienced several notable maintenance issues over recent years. Most recently, in July 2024, the building encountered both plumbing and electrical problems, specifically involving a bathtub/shower issue and a power outage, though inspections by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) found no violations associated with these complaints.

A significant heat and hot water issue affecting the entire building was reported in November 2019, but inspectors were unable to gain access to conduct a thorough investigation. The building's maintenance history shows consistent compliance with bedbug reporting requirements from 2019-2023, with no reported infestations in any of the four annual filings between 2021 and 2024.

There have been two class A violations issued regarding the failure to file annual bedbug reports in 2021 and 2022, though these violations appear to have been resolved. In 2022, there was a complaint about a potentially dangerous sign, but the Department of Buildings' investigation found no violations at the time of inspection. It's worth noting that both the recent electrical and plumbing issues were categorized under different urgency levels, with the electrical problem being classified as an immediate emergency, while the plumbing issue was deemed non-emergency.