1365 1st Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10021

The four-story, 12-unit Old Law Tenement at 1365 1st Avenue, managed by Frank Pecora, has faced persistent heat and hot water system issues throughout 2024-2025, culminating in multiple emergency complaints to HPD. Most recently, in January 2025, there was another heat/hot water complaint that was temporarily resolved when HPD inspectors arrived.

Previously, in late 2024, the building received violations related to inadequate heating, with specific issues noted in Apartment 2C regarding missing smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. The building's heating system appears to be a recurring problem, with violations recorded in both December 2024 and June 2023 regarding access to the heating system and its general condition. In addition to the heating issues, Apartment 2C has documented maintenance problems including defective caulking around the bathtub and kitchen flooring issues, though these were later certified as corrected.

The building faced significant regulatory scrutiny in 2019 for alleged illegal transient occupancy in Apartment 3C, with multiple violations issued regarding inadequate safety systems, though these violations were subsequently resolved. The property has a history of compliance issues with the Department of Buildings, including problems with electrical wiring (defective/exposed conditions) in 2019, and multiple ECB violations in 2024-2023 related to boiler registration and other maintenance requirements. Regular rodent inspections have consistently passed since 2011, and the building has maintained a clean record in terms of bedbug infestations, with no reported cases dating back to at least 2019.