226 3rd Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10003

The 6-story, 20-unit New Law Tenement building at 226 3rd Avenue in Gramercy, owned by 151 East 19th Realty Group Llc, has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years. Most notably, there were multiple incidents of heat and hot water outages reported in 2021 and 2022, affecting the entire building, though these were apparently resolved each time.

In January 2025, a broken or missing window guard was reported as an emergency safety concern, resulting in HPD violations, while more recently in April 2025, there was a food establishment-related complaint involving pet/animal issues that was addressed by the NYC Health Department. The building has undergone regular inspections and has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations, with zero reported cases in the past eight years from 2018 to 2025. Rodent inspections have consistently passed since 2010, with the most recent one in May 2025 showing no issues.

Several Department of Buildings complaints were filed and resolved in 2025, including one regarding inadequate sidewalk shed conditions and another related to excessive debris, though these were either dismissed or found to have no violations at the time of inspection. A notable incident occurred in 2022 when an unsafe report was filed but was subsequently dismissed. The property has maintained compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, consistently showing zero infestation cases in annual filings from 2020 through 2025.