1626 3rd Avenue, Manhattan

A stable pre-war block sitting on a very active third avenue stretch.

This pre-war building has been held by the same family-linked entity back through decades of deeds. Structurally, it maintains a low operational profile with limited active friction, but its position on Third Avenue brings plenty of local avenues of noise. Three things to know:

The avenue side carries the neighborhood's block party volume. Over the last twelve months, the three-block corridor surrounding the building logged 124 residential noise complaints. The bulk of these are concentrated on loud music and parties. Units facing the avenue bear the brunt of the avenue's overnight energy.

Lower-floor units face potential commercial exhaust bleed. While the building itself is quiet on paper, it has registered complaints regarding a bodega consumer dispute and improper venting and exhaust pipes on the plumbing side. Commercial venting issues usually mean smells or kitchen heat drifting up to lower-floor apartments.

Boiler operations have scattered outages on file. Six heat and hot water complaints have been logged from this address over the last decade, including a cluster of whole-building and individual apartment issues during the winter season of 2025 and early 2026. While the volume is low for a 55-unit building of this vintage, cold-weather dips are worth checking in about before winter rolls around.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 105 illegal parking complaints in the three-block corridor last year, mostly posted parking sign violations on the avenue
• 15 indoor air quality complaints and 12 food establishment complaints in the surrounding three blocks over the past year
• 11 open housing violations currently registered on the building, a low count for a pre-war structure of this size
• The building keeps a low operational profile on paper, with its main challenge being the typical friction of a busy Third Avenue corridor.

1626 3rd Avenue is a 55-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1015200038). This building is associated with 172 East 92nd Street LLC. Brix tracks 11 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1910, this walk-up apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Tenants have filed 42 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.

What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:

• Heat/hot Water: 14 complaints
• Unsanitary Condition: 10 complaints
• Flooring/stairs: 6 complaints
• Paint/plaster: 6 complaints

The most recent complaint on this building was filed February 8, 2026.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUT
• § 27-2056
• § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 5th STORY
• § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 5th STORY

The building last changed hands on December 30, 2005, according to recorded deeds.

Brix rating: Concerning (37/100). View the Building Report on Brix.

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