175 East 3rd Street, Manhattan, NY 10009

175 East 3rd Street is a 5-story, 8-unit residential building constructed in 1900, currently owned by Mark Levine. The property has experienced multiple maintenance issues in recent years, with particularly concerning patterns emerging in 2025. Between February and May 2025, the building received numerous complaints across various categories including plumbing (bathtub/shower), flooring/stairs, door/window issues, and paint/plaster problems affecting both walls and ceilings.

All these complaints resulted in HPD inspections that could not be completed, leaving open questions about the current conditions. A significant set of open housing maintenance code violations from August 2024 were documented in Apartment 4A, including issues with self-closing doors, broken bathroom tiles, bathtub damage, and missing safety devices (smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector), all of which remain unresolved as of the latest inspection records. Historical records indicate some troubling incidents, particularly in 2018 when the building faced multiple violations related to illegal transient occupancy, including inadequate sprinkler systems, missing fire alarm systems, and insufficient means of egress, resulting in substantial fines.

More recently, in 2023, there were construction-related issues noted, including a violation for inadequate housekeeping during construction. The building has shown consistent adherence to pest control protocols, with no reported bedbug infestations in recent years, though there have been ongoing rat activity concerns documented through multiple inspections between late 2024 and mid-2025. The most recent rodent inspection in July 2025 passed, suggesting some improvement in pest management, though it follows several months of bait applications and rat activity notices earlier in 2025. While the building's records show regular maintenance and compliance efforts, the pattern of recent uncompleted inspections and open violations, particularly concerning safety systems in Apartment 4A, suggests ongoing maintenance challenges within this historic tenement building.