1274 1st Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10065
1274 1st Avenue is a six-story, 25-unit New Law Tenement building constructed in 1920, currently owned by Jonathan Scutari. The property has experienced ongoing maintenance issues, with recent complaints in June 2025 regarding door problems, with five emergency complaints filed in consecutive days. The building has a history of access issues for inspections, notably in December 2024 when HPD could not gain access to inspect complaints about heat/hot water and plumbing issues.
Multiple violations were recorded in 2022 for Apartment 6, including non-functioning smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, defective self-closing doors, and a broken kitchen cabinet. Apartment 4 had fire safety violations, and Apartment 8 had various maintenance issues including problems with doors, windows, and refrigerator components. The building has faced significant construction and safety concerns, with multiple complaints about work being done without proper permits from 2022-2025, though most were closed with no violations found upon inspection. A serious fire safety violation was recorded in August 2022 regarding fire stopping requirements.
More recent issues include an active violation as of February 2024 for failing to file the FISP Cycle 9C technical report. While there have been occasional rodent activity reports between 2016-2019, recent inspections have passed. The building's bedbug reporting history shows minimal infestations, with only two reported cases between 2019-2021 and no cases reported in the most recent three years (2021-2024). The property has undergone various permitted work between 2018-2019, though the nature of these works isn't specified in the available data.
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Building Characteristics
Total units | 25 |
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Year built | 1920 |
Total area | 16151 sq ft |
Floors | 6 |
Tax Abatements | None |
Building Class | NEW LAW TENEMENT |

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