1152 1st Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10065

1152 First Avenue is a 5-story, 16-unit converted old law tenement building located in Manhattan's Upper East Side, owned by Paul Greene and constructed in 1910. The building has experienced several regulatory and compliance issues in recent years, with the most pressing concerns being multiple active violations related to the failure to file annual low-pressure inspection reports for 2022 and 2023, and an active ECB violation from July 2024 concerning a rooftop exhaust fan and duct system connected to a ground floor eating establishment, for which a penalty of $6,250 has been imposed.

The building's fire safety systems have shown cause for concern, with two emergency complaints regarding fire escapes filed in October 2023, though access for inspection was not granted. Recent history shows consistent food establishment inspections and health department interactions, particularly between 2023-2025, with multiple letter grading complaints being filed and closed. While the building has maintained regular rodent inspections with mostly passing results, there were instances of rat activity noted in October 2023, followed by bait application treatments later that year.

Bedbug reporting shows generally low infestation rates, with only one documented case in 2020, and subsequent annual reports (2021-2024) consistently showing zero infested units. The property has also faced some ventilation and exhaust system issues, as evidenced by the 2024 complaint and subsequent ECB violation. These ventilation-related concerns had previously been addressed through a complaint from 2024-2025, which was closed with no violation warranted at inspection.