326 East 82nd Street, Manhattan, NY 10028

The five-story Old Law Tenement at 326 East 82nd Street, built in 1910, has experienced recurring maintenance issues over the past two years, most notably involving heating, hot water, and gas supply systems. Between November 2023 and April 2024, there were multiple complaints regarding heat/hot water issues affecting both individual apartments (notably in 4A and 5A) and the entire building, along with several gas supply problems, particularly affecting multiple apartments' ranges.

More recent issues reported in 2024 include concerns about indoor air quality and violations related to window frame maintenance in apartment 5C. The building has also faced challenges with basic maintenance and safety protocols, as evidenced by open violations concerning proper tenant notification for service interruptions and repeated findings of rat activity in 2022-2023. The property, currently managed by 477 Third LLC, has a history of complaints suggesting potential unauthorized use of units, with multiple reports of illegal hotel rooms or conversions between 2018-2020, though inspectors were often unable to gain access to verify these claims.

Two ECB violations from 2020 indicated unauthorized construction of a skylight and improper occupancy contrary to the building's Certificate of Occupancy. Despite these ongoing maintenance challenges, records indicate successful eradication of bedbugs across all reports since 2020, and no bedbug infestations have been reported in the latest filings for 2023-2024. The building's maintenance history reveals a pattern of recurring issues that often require multiple service requests before resolution, particularly regarding basic utility services like heat, hot water, and gas supply, which have been classified as emergency issues in several instances.