368 Third Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10016

The 35-story, 100-unit residential building at 368 Third Avenue in Kips Bay, owned by Marc Kotler, was completed in 2019 and has experienced various maintenance and compliance issues since its construction. Most recently, in July 2023, there was a complaint about indoor air quality related to construction dust, though less recent issues perhaps more relevant to resident comfort included an April 2023 heat and hot water outage affecting the entire building, which HPD could not inspect due to access issues.

During its construction period (2018-2021), the building faced multiple safety and compliance concerns, including several Construction Safety Compliance violations in 2021, issues with scaffolding permits, and a serious incident in March 2021 involving a worker injury from falling ductwork that resulted in a $1,250 violation penalty. The building had approximately eight Environmental Control Board violations related to construction safety and equipment between 2021-2022, primarily concerning non-conformance to approved construction documents and safety equipment failures, particularly involving scaffolding and sidewalk shed safety.

Since occupancy, the building has maintained good pest control records, with no reported bedbug infestations in the past three years (2022-2025) and a passed rodent inspection in April 2025. The property has experienced some regulatory issues, as evidenced by multiple 2023 violations related to failure to file external low-pressure inspections from 2018-2021, though these were eventually dismissed. The building's permit history shows regular maintenance and compliance activity, with multiple permits issued between 2020-2022 for various construction and maintenance work, including both new building (NB) and equipment (EQ) permits.