1586 1st Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10028

1586 1st Avenue is a 5-story, 13-unit Old Law Tenement building located in Manhattan's Upper East Side and owned by Vincent Ventura. Built in 1915, the property has experienced several recurring maintenance issues over the past few years, with the most recent cluster of complaints occurring between 2024 and 2025, primarily related to food establishment concerns including rodents, insects, garbage, and kitchen-related problems.

These complaints, all involving the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), were ultimately closed but suggest ongoing sanitary challenges within the building. The building's maintenance history shows a mixed record of inspections and complaints. There have been multiple rat-related inspections between 2011 and 2019, with some showing positive results (passed inspections) while others noted rat activity or failed for various reasons.

Notable incidents include a power outage in July 2021 that was investigated by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) but resulted in no violations, and an unsanitary condition complaint regarding pests in August 2019 that could not be inspected due to access issues. However, it's worth noting that the building has shown consistent reporting of having no bedbug infestations over the past five reporting periods from 2020 through 2024, indicating effective pest management in that regard. The property's condition has fluctuated over time, with some periods of improved pest control evident through the absence of complaints and inspection failures in more recent years.