1653 1st Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10028
The 33-unit property at 1653 1st Avenue, built in 1910 and currently owned by 355 East 86th Street Lp, has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years. Most notably, there were multiple Heat/Hot Water emergencies reported in July 2021, affecting both the entire building and individual apartments, with violations issued regarding inadequate hot water supply and access to the heating system.
The building has also faced safety-related concerns, including a recent fire escape inspection in November 2024 which did not result in any violations, and building-wide rodent sightings in 2023, though more recent inspections in 2024 and 2025 passed successfully. The building has a history of various code violations and compliance issues, including failures to file annual bedbug reports in 2021 and 2022, though recent filings indicate no infestations were recorded in 2022-2023. There have been three significant violations regarding inspection certifications that were eventually dismissed in 2023-2025.
A series of construction-related complaints were filed between 2025 and 2024, primarily concerning sidewalk shed conditions, though inspections did not find violations in most cases. The building shows a pattern of responding to infrastructure maintenance needs, as evidenced by multiple issued permits in early 2019 for urgent repairs. Recent bedbug reporting indicates successful eradication efforts, with no units reported as infested in the past three reporting periods (2021-2023).
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Building Characteristics
| Total units | 33 |
|---|---|
| Year built | 1910 |
| Total area | 29987 sq ft |
| Floors | 4 |
| Tax Abatements | None |
| Building Class | OLD LAW TENEMENT |

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- 1653 1st Ave, New York, NY 10028
- 1655 1st Ave, New York, NY 10028
- 1657 1st Ave, New York, NY 10028
- 349 East 86th St, New York, NY 10028
- 351 East 86th St, New York, NY 10028
- 353 East 86th St, New York, NY 10028
- 355 East 86th St, New York, NY 10028
- 357 East 86th St, New York, NY 10028
- 359 East 86th St, New York, NY 10028
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