1315 1st Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10021
1315 1st Avenue is a 5-story, 12-unit old law tenement building located in Manhattan's Upper East Side, currently owned by Slavko Bernic and built in 1915. The building has experienced significant and recurring heating and hot water issues throughout 2025, with at least ten documented complaints between January and March 2025, affecting both individual apartments and the entire building.
While some of these complaints were resolved promptly, others were closed without access being gained for proper inspection, indicating a potentially ongoing system reliability problem. The building has three open violations from October 2023 that are particularly concerning: two units (2D and 4C) have violations related to inadequate gas supply to kitchen fixtures, and unit 2D has a violation regarding defective self-closing doors.
Historical records show a pattern of maintenance challenges, including multiple emergency heat/hot water complaints in 2025, three active DOB violations from June 2023 regarding failure to file boiler inspection reports, and an October 2023 violation concerning inadequate written notice to tenants about essential service interruptions. The building's 2023 inspection revealed several violations in unit 4C, including problems with smoke detector functionality, carbon monoxide detector functionality, bathroom waste line obstructions, and interior maintenance issues. While the building has maintained a clean record for bedbugs and passed multiple rodent inspections between 2010-2019, the recent concentration of heating system complaints and open violations suggests ongoing maintenance challenges that warrant attention.
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Building Characteristics
Total units | 12 |
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Year built | 1915 |
Total area | 7563 sq ft |
Floors | 5 |
Tax Abatements | None |
Building Class | OLD LAW TENEMENT |

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