1420 3rd Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10028

The property at 1420 3rd Avenue is a five-story, eight-unit Old Law Tenement building built in 1910, currently owned by Richard Mason. The building has experienced significant pest-related issues, particularly during mid-2023, with multiple Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) complaints regarding unsanitary conditions and pest infestations, especially targeting unit 2FN. In July 2023 alone, there were at least five distinct pest-related complaints that resulted in various Housing Maintenance Code (HMC) violations, including an active Class C violation for a roach infestation in unit 2FN.

Other July 2023 violations associated with this unit involved issues with doors, windows, plaster, paint, and missing safety devices. The building has maintained a consistent record of passing rodent inspections between 2011 and 2019, and has had no reported bedbug infestations since 2018. Recent history shows ongoing maintenance challenges, with active violations as of mid-2023 for failure to file required external low pressure inspections from 2018.

There were also two significant unsanitary conditions complaints in August 2023 that weren't able to be inspected by HPD. More recently, in late 2024, there was a food poisoning complaint investigated by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, which was determined to be an isolated incident. While the building has a history of various maintenance issues, it's worth noting that most recent bedbug reporting from 2023-2025 indicates zero infested units, suggesting successful eradication of this particular pest type in recent years.