1940 1st Avenue
Top insights
- More open HPD violations than ~97% of buildings in this ZIP (140 open)
- 27 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- More HPD complaints than the neighborhood average (70 vs ~6)
- Built in 1973
Class B
Class C
12 months to Aug 2026
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
12 months through March 2026
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
1940 1st Avenue
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- City records show 140 open HPD violations, 27 immediately hazardous (Class C) at this building. Ask which are still unresolved in the unit and the landlord’s timeline to clear them.
- The oldest open violation on record dates to 2017 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Abate the infestation consisting of roaches at compactor closet.
- Confirm in person that the immediately-hazardous (Class C) conditions — typically heat, hot water, leaks, mold or pests — are genuinely fixed, not just marked closed.
1940 1 Avenue sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10029. The closest subway is 96 St (Q) (6-minute walk), served by the 6 and Q lines.
Building Condition
Oldest open violation: June 2017. HPD marks a violation open until it is certified as corrected, so an old date can mean an unresolved condition or a repair that was never certified.
- 2026-08-11 "HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES AT COMPACTOR CLOSET, 4th STORY"
- 2026-08-04 "§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN WASTE DRAIN PIPE AT WASH BASIN IN THE 2nd BATHROOM…"
- 2026-07-24 "§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BASE CABINET AT NORTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT A…"
- 2026-07-24 "§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN T…"
- 2026-07-24 "HMC- §272024 PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A PURE AND WHOLESOME WATER SUPPLY THAT WAS FOUND DISCOLORED AT WASH BASIN IN THE 2nd…"
- 2026-08-11
- 2026-06-17
- 2026-05-13
- 2026-05-04
- 2025-08-15
- Class C · 27 open · penalty 405 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 73 open · penalty 365 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 40 open · penalty 40 · (1/ea)
- 2026-06-10 · Apt 4Q · NON EMERGENCY · UNSANITARY CONDITION
- 2026-05-22 · Apt 2G · NON EMERGENCY · GENERAL
- 2026-05-22 · Apt 2G · NON EMERGENCY · GENERAL
- 2025-10-27
- 2025-09-09
- 2025-07-08
- 2025-01-29
- 2024-05-03 "FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4"
- 2019-11-08 "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT"
- 2019-11-08 "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT"
18 lead-paint hazards cited and later remediated (most recent 2026); no open hazards on record. Remediation addresses the cited conditions, not necessarily every painted surface.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- HARRASSMENT 2: 173
- PETIT LARCENY: 112
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 85
- DANGEROUS DRUGS: 69
- FELONY ASSAULT: 50
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 182
- UNSANITARY CONDITION: 177
- Noise - Residential: 142
- PLUMBING: 76
- GENERAL: 66
- 1978 FIRST AVENUE NEWS STAND CORP.
- MP UPTOWN LLC.
- EAST 102ND ST REALTY LLC
- PS 109 Century
- P.S. 050 Vito Marcantonio
- NYC Autism Charter School East Harlem
- JHS 099
- PS 109 Century
- P.S. 050 Vito Marcantonio
- JHS 099
- NYC Autism Charter School East Harlem
- M.S. 224 Manhattan East School for Arts & Academic
- 96 St
- 103 St
- 96 St
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- The Judith S. Kaye School
- Stanley Isaacs Playground
- Marx Brothers Playground
- East River Playground
- Dream Charter School East Harlem
- P.s. 146 Ann M. Short
Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
- Astound Broadband Cable Up to 1,500 Mbps down · 50 Mbps up
- Spectrum Cable Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 1,000 Mbps up
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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.
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