228 East 3rd Street, Manhattan, NY 10009

228 East 3rd Street is a 7-story, 22-unit residential building constructed in 2003 and owned by Herman Hewitt. The building has experienced recurring issues with heat and hot water systems, with at least six documented complaints between 2020 and 2024, affecting both individual apartments and the entire building. More recently, in 2024, there were complaints about heat/hot water issues in August, December, and January, with inspections unable to gain access to verify conditions in some cases.

The building has also faced various maintenance challenges, including pest infestations (2024), water supply problems (2021), and plumbing issues, with a particular focus on a persistent water leak affecting multiple areas in Apartment 6B identified during a July 2020 inspection. The property holds several open violations related to building safety systems, including defective self-closing doors at the compactor closet and laundry room on the 1st and 6th stories, respectively, cited in August 2024. While previous elevator service issues were investigated in 2023 with no violations found, there are active Environmental Control Board violations from 2018 and 2022 concerning the submission of required exterior wall examination reports, with penalties totaling $2,500. The building has maintained a Clean status in recent rodent inspections (2022-2025) and has reported zero bedbug incidents in the past four reporting periods, suggesting effective pest management.

The most recent Housing Maintenance Code violations from 2020-2022 primarily addressed maintenance and repair issues in Apartment 6B, including plaster repair, water leak abatement, and pest infestation remediation. The property has undergone regular rodent inspections showing consistently passed results, indicating effective pest control management. Although there were multiple violations and service requests in previous years, recent data suggests some improvement in maintenance response, with most recent bedbug and rodent reports showing effective management of these issues. The building's age (2003 construction) and persistent maintenance issues should be noted, particularly regarding the recurring heat and hot water problems, which appear to affect both individual units and common systems.