561 3rd Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10016

561 3rd Avenue is a 14-story, 106-unit residential building located in Murray Hill, constructed in 1960 and currently owned by Mark Levine. The property has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues as evidenced by multiple emergency complaints during January 2025, with at least ten separate complaints filed between January 10 and January 20 of that year.

While some complaints indicated restoration of services had occurred, the frequency and clustering of these incidents suggest a persistent system problem. The building has maintained an active record of compliance with pest control measures, with no reported bedbug infestations in the past five years, and rodent inspections have consistently passed since at least 2010, with the most recent inspection in March 2025 also passing. The building's maintenance history shows a pattern of addressing various compliance issues, with several Department of Buildings violations noted between 2019-2023, including a hole repair addressed in 2023 and an energy efficiency score display violation from 2021 that was dismissed.

The property has been proactive in filing annual bedbug reports showing zero infestation cases for multiple years, and routine repairs and improvements have been documented through various building permits. Recent inspection records indicate that while there were structural concerns in 2023 regarding building shaking, this was determined not to warrant a violation. The property management's response to heat and hot water complaints, while resulting in service restoration in some cases, has faced challenges with inspection access for verification purposes, as noted in multiple HPD complaint resolutions.