Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
57
out of 100
Heavier than 96% of buildings in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island
24 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 11 apartments here are rent stabilized.
1278 FIRST AVENUE · 28 apartments · built 1900 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- 11 apartments here are rent stabilized
- Q train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 24 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
24 violations the city still lists as unresolved
24 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 2.3 years.
- Fire & life safety5
- Disrepair4
- Other3
- Lead paint3
- Paint / plaster2
- Structural2
- Water leak1
- Mold1
- Pests1
- Plumbing1
- Refuse / sanitation1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 72% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1997-07-15 and remains open on HPD’s records.