1566 3rd Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10128

The five-story, eight-unit tenement building at 1566 3rd Avenue, built in 1920 and currently owned by Joseph Sitt, has experienced significant ongoing heat and hot water system issues in April 2025, with ten separate complaints filed through HPD between April 2 and April 18, 2025. These complaints, several of which were duplicates of each other, suggest a building-wide heating system failure, with some violations being issued that required the owner to make corrections.

The building also has an active violation from July 2024 regarding the failure to file the 2023 external low pressure inspection, as well as multiple outstanding engineering and maintenance violations from 2021 concerning exterior wall conditions, including brick spalling, vertical cracks, and problems with the parapet wall and window elements. The property has a concerning history of building systems and maintenance issues. Between 2023-2024, there were multiple inspections that found problems including mold, water leaks, and the need for repairs to various building systems.

The building's sidewalk shed/scaffold system has been the subject of several complaints and violations between 2023 and 2025, with particular attention to safety concerns and proper installation. However, it's worth noting that the property has consistently passed rodent inspections from 2016 to 2025, and there have been no reported bedbug infestations in the past five annual reporting periods from 2019 to 2024. Recent complaints about heating and hot water issues appear to be the most pressing current concern, with multiple HPD inspections occurring in April 2025, though initial inspections found no violations in some cases.