383 1st Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10010

383 1st Avenue is a 5-story, 36-unit old law tenement building constructed in 1901, currently owned by Majid Kahen. The building has experienced several significant maintenance and safety issues in recent years, with particular concerns emerging in 2023-2025. Most notably, there were instances of mold and water-related problems reported in October 2023, and indoor air quality issues involving human feces reported in April 2025. Multiple housing maintenance complaints have been documented, including unsanitary conditions related to garbage storage (March 2025, currently open) and various plumbing issues such as water leaks and sewage problems.

The building underwent three emergency inspections in September 2023 alone, addressing sewage, water leaks, and flooring issues. Safety concerns have also been documented through structural monitoring and vibration complaints, with three separate reports of building shaking/vibrating/structural stability issues between 2020-2022. The property has active Environmental Control Board violations relating to structural deficiencies and maintenance issues, including problems with public hallway floors, stairways, and fire safety systems (as of 2023). A series of Housing Maintenance Code violations were issued in December 2023 concerning door hardware and self-closing mechanisms, though these were subsequently closed.

While the building has passed recent rodent inspections (most recently in May 2025), there were failed initial inspections in 2022 and 2023. Notably, there have been zero reported cases of bedbug infestation in the past several years, and the building has maintained a consistent pattern of bedbug reporting showing no issues since 2023. The property has an active ECB violation related to failure to submit engineer's reports regarding structurally deficient conditions, dating back to 2022. Recent building entrance security issues were documented in December 2023 violations, including defective door hardware at various building entrances and vestibule doors. Building permits for work performed in 2019 were issued, though the current status of this work is not detailed in the available records.