1444 1st Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10021

The four-story, seven-unit building at 1444 1st Avenue in the Upper East Side, owned by Jason Glick, has experienced various maintenance and safety issues since 2021. The most recent concerns include an active food establishment complaint involving potential violations (2025), and a closed complaint regarding building-wide heat/hot water issues where inspectors couldn't gain access (2025).

The building underwent multiple emergency maintenance inspections in September 2021, revealing various violations and issues including mold, water leaks, electric problems, and multiple paint/plaster concerns. Violation notices were issued for repairs needed in the public hall ceilings and for several apartments, including required updates to fire safety systems.

Recent years have shown this century-old tenement facing recurring maintenance challenges, with a notable incident in 2021 involving multiple emergency complaints and violations related to safety systems and building maintenance. While the building has passed regular rodent inspections since 2010 and maintained a zero-bedbug record over the past five years, it has experienced other recurring issues, including food establishment complaints (most recently in 2025) and questions about building safety features such as the sidewalk shed (2023) and retaining wall stability (2022). The property has demonstrated some responsiveness to regulatory requirements, as evidenced by the certification of certain violations as corrected (e.g., public hall painting issues in late 2021/2022), though several violations from 2021 remain open as of the most recent data.