1280 3rd Avenue

1280 3rd Avenue in Upper East Side, Manhattan, has 7 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: B (88/100).

Co-op · Multi-family elevator · 120 units · Built 1966

A cooperative: apartments are owned as shares, so a rental here is a sublet that usually needs board approval and may be limited to one or two years. Co-op units are not rent-stabilized.

StreetSpy grade: B (Good, 88/100)

• 7 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• The owner's bedbug filings report 1 infested unit over the last 3 years.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• A co-op: renting here is a sublet, usually with board approval and a time limit; units are not rent-stabilized.

• Repairs: Low (7 open), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Medium (1 infested unit, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

7 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 2 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 7 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2025-05-21. Newest violation issued 2025-05-21.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class B: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PARQUET FLORO 18 STY EAST APT 18F WEST ROOM PRIVATE HALL , SECTION '' '' (apt 18F), issued 2025-05-21. HPD violation 2312112
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING 18 STY EAST APT 18F STERN , SECTION '' '' (apt 18F), issued 2025-05-21. HPD violation 2312113
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEILING 18 STY EAST APT 18F WEST ROOM , SECTION '' '' (apt 18F), issued 2025-05-21. HPD violation 2312109
• Class B: No heat / heating defect, 1st room from the north, 4th floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MECHANICAL BLOWER AT RADIATOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 4ABC, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 4ABC), issued 2025-05-21. HPD violation 12145989
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CEILING FIXTURE 18 STY EAST APT 18F NORTHEAST ROOM , SECTION '' '' (apt 18F), issued 2025-05-21. HPD violation 2312111
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint. PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT WALLS & CEILING 18 STY EAST APT 18F THRU OUT , SECTION '' '' (apt 18F), issued 2025-05-21. HPD violation 2312110
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint. D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND EAST WALL 14 STY WEST APT 15C FRONT NORTH ROOM. , SECTION '' '' (apt 15C), issued 2025-05-21. HPD violation 2312108

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 1 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

The owner reported 1 infested unit in the last 3 years. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 2 infested, 2 treated, 0 re-infested

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation, a Local Law violation issued before 2000. 2 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: 174 E 74 OWNERS CORP. Head officer: ROBERT MCCARTHY. Managing agent: HALSTEAD MANAGEMENT CO.. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 16, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1014080040, HPD building ID 1713. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 72 St (Q), 4 min walk
• 77 St (6), 4 min walk
• 68 St-Hunter College (6), 6 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.