2135 3rd Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10035

2135 3rd Avenue is a 5-story, 1900 Old Law Tenement building located in East Harlem and currently owned by Juan Vasquez. The building has experienced several significant maintenance issues over the past few years, with the most recent incident being a food poisoning complaint in September 2023, which was determined to be an isolated incident by the Health Department. The property has faced recurring heat and hot water problems in December 2022, with multiple complaints filed but denied access for inspection.

In April 2020, there was a reported power outage that was investigated but resulted in no violations. Currently, there are four open violations related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports between 2021 and 2024. The building underwent some notable electrical work in late 2019, when multiple Department of Buildings complaints were filed regarding unpermitted work and unsafe wiring conditions in the first-floor church space, though these were ultimately resolved with no penalties.

Records indicate a concerning pattern of rat activity, with one failed compliance inspection in February 2024, following a rat activity finding in January 2024. However, the building passed all subsequent rodent inspections in 2024 and 2025. The property has experienced some building service maintenance issues over the years, though the Department of Housing Preservation and Development generally closed complaints without issuing violations, except for the previously mentioned bedbug reporting violations. Multiple permits related to electrical work were filed and processed in December 2019, suggesting some level of renovation activity during that period.