523 5th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215

523 5th Street is a 4-story, 8-unit residential building located in Park Slope, Brooklyn, owned by Sally Frishberg. This New Law Tenement, constructed in 1920, has experienced some notable maintenance issues in recent years.

In September 2021, two significant complaints were filed regarding unsanitary conditions, specifically relating to pests and mold, which were treated as a combination of emergency and non-emergency situations by the Housing Preservation and Development department (HPD). Unfortunately, inspectors were unable to gain access to investigate these reported conditions. Later that year, in December 2021, two additional complaints were lodged with the Department of Buildings regarding illegal after-hours work and excessive debris, though inspections determined no violations warranted action.

The building's recent history shows a consistent pattern of bedbug reporting compliance between 2019 and 2024, with all filings (covering periods from 2019 through 2024) showing zero infested units, zero eradicated units, and zero re-infested units. These records, maintained by the NYS Department of Health, indicate that the building has successfully maintained an infestation-free status since at least 2019. While the unsanitary conditions reported in 2021 and the complaints regarding work and debris that same year suggest some past maintenance challenges, the absence of subsequent related complaints and the clean bedbug record over multiple years suggest improved overall pest management in recent times, though access issues during the 2021 inspections should be noted as a potential concern for resident access to appropriate oversight.