Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
59
out of 100
Heavier than 92% of buildings in East Village
18 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 13 apartments here are rent stabilized.
159 FIRST AVENUE · 30 apartments · built 1900 · records to 2026-09-13
In its favor
- 13 apartments here are rent stabilized
- L train about 5 minutes away
Against it
- 18 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
18 violations the city still lists as unresolved
16 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 2.7 years.
- Fire & life safety5
- Disrepair4
- Heat / hot water3
- Pests2
- Structural2
- Electrical1
- Paint / plaster1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 66% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2002-01-29 and remains open on HPD’s records.