1470 3rd Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10028

The 33-unit, 6-story building at 1470 3rd Avenue in the Upper East Side, owned by Lerad Co, is a 1925 old law tenement that has experienced several significant events impacting resident experience and building compliance from 2019 through 2025. Most notably, in March 2023, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene identified rodent-related violations requiring follow-up inspections, though subsequent inspections in April 2023 showed compliance. The building has faced multiple challenges related to building code compliance, including an illegal conversion issue in 2019 that resulted in violations served, and a failure to comply with an order regarding an expired Certificate of Occupancy.

These violations, issued in July 2019 and subsequently addressed in August 2020, incurred penalties totaling $2,500. The property has also had recurring issues with energy benchmarking compliance, receiving violations between 2018 and 2024 for failure to file required energy use reports, though most were eventually dismissed following proper submission. A plumbing water supply complaint was recorded in June 2022, which was investigated by HPD and closed without violations being found.

Importantly, the building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations, with all annual reports from 2020 through 2024 showing zero infested or re-infested units. While the building has experienced various regulatory challenges, most recent inspections have shown improved compliance, particularly regarding rodent control and energy reporting requirements. The property has consistently passed multiple rodent inspections over the years, with only one failure noted in March 2023 before subsequent compliance was achieved.