Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
99
out of 100
Heavier than 46% of buildings in East Village
36 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 9% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
73 FIRST AVENUE · 16 apartments · built 1900 · records to 2026-09-13
In its favor
- Fixes 9% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- F train about 5 minutes away
Against it
- 36 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
36 violations the city still lists as unresolved
36 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 20 years.
- Heat / hot water7
- Disrepair6
- Fire & life safety5
- Other5
- Paint / plaster4
- Refuse / sanitation2
- Structural2
- Pests2
- Plumbing2
- Water leak1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 93% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1991-09-03 and remains open on HPD’s records.