1781 1st Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10128

1781 First Avenue is a 31-story residential building located in the Upper East Side, containing 367 units and completed in 1980, currently owned by Alexandra Cohen. The building has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues throughout 2024 and 2025, with multiple emergency complaints reported through HPD, particularly affecting both entire building and individual apartments between November 2024 and February 2025. There were also significant plumbing issues reported during this period, including concerns with water supply and basin/sink problems.

The building underwent several violations inspections between 2022 and 2024, with notable issues in apartment 7M including multiple open violations as of 2022 relating to water leaks, bathroom fixtures, electrical outlets, and wall conditions. The building's maintenance history shows attention to various infrastructural elements, including a C-class violation from October 2024 regarding defective self-closing doors in the compactor closet on the 7th story, and an active ECB violation from May 2023 related to concrete damage in the lower garage area that incurred a $625 penalty. The property has shown consistent compliance with rodent control measures, passing inspections throughout 2022 and 2023, though there were multiple bait applications recorded between January and March 2022.

Bedbug reports have been consistently filed with zero infestation cases reported from 2018 through 2024. The building's owners have actively pursued various permits for maintenance and renovation work, with multiple permits issued between 2018 and 2021 for different types of work, including plumbing, electrical, and general maintenance tasks. The Department of Buildings has conducted several inspections for tenant safety and other compliance matters from 2020 to 2024, with most complaints resulting in either no violations or being properly addressed, though some open violations remain under review.