88 3rd Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10003

The 8-unit, 3-story building at 88 3rd Avenue in the East Village, owned by George Lavian and constructed in 1910, has experienced several significant maintenance and safety events in recent years. Most notably, there have been recurring issues with heat and hot water systems, with multiple emergency complaints recorded between 2020 and 2022, including two simultaneous outages affecting the entire building in February 2022. The building currently has open violations from 2022 regarding safety features on the third story, including an illegal padlockable sliding bolt at the bulkhead door and defective self-closing doors.

There have also been multiple food safety-related incidents in recent years, including four health department inspections in 2025 alone focusing on food worker hygiene and protection, as well as two food poisoning cases in 2022 and 2023, though these were determined to be isolated incidents. The building has had consistent rodent activity monitoring, with most recent inspections in 2024-2025 passing, though earlier inspections in 2023 showed rat activity. Importantly, the building appears to have maintained a good track record with bedbug reports, showing zero infestations in the past three filing periods (2022-2024).

There have been three complaints about range appliances between 2022-2023, two of which resulted in failed inspections due to lack of access. The Department of Buildings records show several boiler-related complaints in 2020-2021, with one active violation from 2021 regarding the posting of boiler room access information. The property has undergone multiple improvement projects between 2019-2020, as evidenced by several issued permits, though a stop work order was issued in December 2020 requiring immediate cessation of work to ensure safety.