290 3rd Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10010

290 3rd Avenue, a 32-story, 166-unit residential building in Gramercy owned by John Garcia, has experienced several significant maintenance events since its construction in 1990. The most pressing issues occurred in November 2021, when the entire building suffered multiple heat and hot water system failures, resulting in nine emergency complaints to the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). These problems were ultimately resolved, but represented a concerning pattern of system failures within a short period.

More recently, in late 2024, there was an investigation into unauthorized work in the occupied multiple dwelling, though this was ultimately referred to the Department of Consumer Affairs with no violation found. The building has maintained a generally good safety record, with regular rodent inspections consistently passing since 2010, though there was one instance of bedbug infestation reported in 2022-2023, along with two units affected in 2020-2021, with all cases showing proper eradication procedures followed. The building has faced some regulatory compliance issues, including failures to submit required reports on energy use benchmarking in 2024 and FISP Cycle 9B technical report in 2023, though both violations were dismissed upon confirmation of submission.

In 2019, the building received violations related to elevator defects that were resolved with penalties paid. Various complaints about parking lot lights affecting the building were investigated in 2021, but no violations were found. The property's maintenance record shows regular attention to building systems, with multiple permits issued between 2018-2019 for various work, though specific details of the work conducted under these permits are not provided in the available data.