909 East 5th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11230

The 26-unit, 4-story New Law Tenement building at 909 East 5th Street in Midwood, owned by Anne Welz and constructed in 1927, has experienced several maintenance and safety issues in recent years. Most notably, in May 2025, there were multiple complaints regarding unsanitary conditions related to garbage/recycling storage, for which violations were issued, and a door-related issue that also received a violation. Other complaints in the same month included concerns about fire escape safety, missing signage, and a broken window guard, though inspections found that the latter three did not violate housing laws.

The building has active violations from late 2024 involving apartments B6 and B8, including issues with wood floors, ceramic tiles, bathroom facilities, and improper reoccupation during repairs. Additional maintenance concerns have been documented in 2024, such as a persistent rodent infestation problem in B6 (though subsequently certified as resolved), and various repair needs including wall paint/plaster issues. Past records show ongoing maintenance challenges, including a heat/hot water problem affecting the entire building in February 2025, and several documented violations in 2023-2024 regarding entrance door latch issues and water supply problems in apartment B10.

The building's history includes inspections for bedbug presence, with the most recent reports from 2023 and 2024 showing minimal infestation issues, though one case was reported in 2022-2023. Security and fire safety infrastructure has been a recurring focus, with multiple complaints about fire escape safety and building security systems. The property has maintained compliance with annual bedbug reporting requirements, showing no significant outbreak patterns, and historical rodent inspections from 2011-2015 indicate generally good pest control practices, with one failure in 2011. The building's most recent Department of Buildings records show no major violations related to occupancy or unauthorized work, with the last significant infraction from 2023 regarding external low pressure inspection documentation, which was subsequently dismissed.