88 East 3rd Street, Manhattan, NY 10003

88 East 3rd Street is a 5-story, 22-unit Old Law Tenement building constructed in 1900, currently owned by Fabio Scoditti. The building has experienced various maintenance issues over the past three years, with the most recent service requests in August 2023 involving concerns about wall plaster/paint, ventilation systems, and plumbing fixtures, though no violations were ultimately issued. A significant cluster of maintenance requests occurred in October 2022, including problems with the bathtub/shower, basin/sink, plumbing, various appliances (refrigerator, electric lighting), and multiple other systems, though again, no violations were documented following inspections.

The building has some outstanding violations from October 2022 related to Apartment 4, including issues with broken plaster/paint surfaces, window frames, plumbing fixtures, radiator covers, and missing safety devices (smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector). External safety concerns were noted in a 2022 violation regarding items obstructing fire escape egress. Recent history shows the building maintaining an active rodent control program, with all inspections from 2022-2025 passing except for one instance of rat activity in 2019.

The property has demonstrated compliance with bedbug reporting requirements from 2019 to present, showing zero infested units in the most recent filings. Two external low-pressure inspection filing violations were issued in 2023 but later dismissed. While there have been numerous maintenance complaints, it's worth noting that most inspections have resulted in no violations being issued, though there are several outstanding issues particularly affecting Apartment 4 that remain open as of 2023. The building's permit history from 2018-2020 shows regular plumbing and electrical work being permitted, suggesting ongoing maintenance and system upgrades are being conducted.