18 1st Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10009

The 6-story, 27-unit building at 18 1st Avenue in the East Village, built in 1900, is owned by 18-20 First Ave Inc and has experienced recurring issues with building-wide heat and hot water systems, most recently documented in an October 2024 complaint that required HPD intervention. The building has undergone several health and safety inspections, including a food establishment inspection in 2020 regarding rodent/insect/garbage issues, though no violations were ultimately cited.

From 2020-2021, there were two notable Environmental Control Board (ECB) violations concerning building exterior maintenance, specifically regarding a damaged, corroded cornice, for which penalties were imposed and later resolved. The building has maintained consistent rodent control compliance, passing all inspections between 2019-2025, and has shown no indications of bedbug infestations in the past four reporting periods from 2021-2024.

Maintenance records show a pattern of heat/hot water complaints from 2018 through 2024, though in most cases, HPD was informed that the issues had been resolved by the time of their inspection. Additional maintenance and plumbing issues have been reported and addressed, including a water supply problem in July 2020 and a failure to maintain building standard complaint filed in December 2020, which resulted in an oath violation. The building's owners have taken steps to address various maintenance needs, as evidenced by multiple permits issued between 2018-2019 for various repair and maintenance work, including emergency work in November 2019 and plumbing work in January 2019.