111 1st Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10003

111 1st Avenue is a five-story, eight-unit Old Law tenement building located in Manhattan's East Village, constructed in 1900 and currently owned by Jadwiga Zawisny. The building has experienced recurring issues with reporting and compliance regarding bedbug inspections between 2021 and 2024, with four open Housing Maintenance Code Violations related to the failure to file required annual bedbug reports. Throughout this period, the property has maintained consistently passed rodent inspections, with the most recent inspections in 2025 showing compliance.

The building's history includes several Department of Building (DOB) complaints, including a recent October 2023 case involving illegal storefront signage, which resulted in an Oath Violation, and a September 2023 complaint about work without a permit, though no violation was warranted upon inspection. Environmental Control Board records show a violation related to unauthorized signage installation in October 2023, but this was resolved without penalties. The property has faced multiple Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) complaints regarding food establishment issues between 2020 and 2021, including problems with kitchen areas and permits, though these were all administratively closed with resolutions noted.

Historical complaints from 2019-2020 included allegations of illegal after-hours work and unlicensed activity, but investigations found no warranted violations. Notably, the building received two permitted work approvals in late 2019, with permits issued for plumbing and electrical work. Since the rodent inspection program's implementation, the building has consistently passed all inspections, demonstrating effective pest management, despite the earlier DOHMH complaints.