Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
67
out of 100
Heavier than 91% of buildings in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island
50 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 15% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
1490 FIRST AVENUE · 9 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 15% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 5 apartments here are rent stabilized
- Q train about 8 minutes away
Against it
- 50 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
50 violations the city still lists as unresolved
50 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 7 years.
- Disrepair10
- Pests10
- Paint / plaster7
- Plumbing4
- Fire & life safety4
- Structural3
- Heat / hot water3
- Electrical3
- Refuse / sanitation3
- Gas2
- Water leak1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 95% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2008-05-27 and remains open on HPD’s records.