Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
59
out of 100
Heavier than 92% of buildings in East Village
89 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
26 FIRST AVENUE · 20 apartments · built 1920 · records to 2026-09-13
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- F train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 89 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 3% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
89 violations the city still lists as unresolved
88 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 6 years.
- Disrepair21
- Paint / plaster10
- Fire & life safety9
- Structural8
- Heat / hot water8
- Other7
- Water leak7
- Mold7
- Pests6
- Plumbing4
- Registration & signage2
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 94% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2005-06-09 and remains open on HPD’s records.