201 1st Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10003

201 1st Avenue is a 4-story, 3-unit New Law Tenement building constructed in 1920, currently owned by Sylvia Hakim. The building experienced significant heating and hot water issues during late 2021 and early 2022, with multiple emergency complaints submitted between November 2021 and January 2022 affecting both individual apartments and the entire building - with several violations issued. These included problems with inadequate heat and hot water supply, particularly impacting Apartment 1.

Other notable issues from this period included pest infestations (mice and cockroaches) in Apartment 1, defective smoke detectors, and access problems to the heating system. The building's maintenance record shows improvements in recent years; all five rodent inspections conducted between 2022-2025 have passed, and the most recent bedbug reports from 2023-2024 indicate no infestations were present during the reporting periods. In March 2023, a bedbug reporting violation was issued, though this was subsequently marked as closed.

The building was also subject to a Department of Buildings inspection in 2019 regarding potential illegal hotel room use, which found no violations at that time. While the building experienced multiple violations in 2022, recent inspections and bedbug reports suggest improved maintenance standards, though some historical issues with heating and pest control are evident in the records. The most recent rodent inspection from July 2025 shows continued compliance with rodent control requirements.