Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
69
out of 100
Heavier than 74% of buildings in East Harlem (South)
102 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 20% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
1962 FIRST AVENUE · 323 apartments · built 1973 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- Fixes 20% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- Q train about 9 minutes away
Against it
- 102 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
102 violations the city still lists as unresolved
95 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 15 months.
- Pests25
- Mold22
- Disrepair16
- Plumbing10
- Paint / plaster10
- Fire & life safety6
- Lead paint6
- Water leak4
- Other2
- Refuse / sanitation1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 93% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2014-06-11 and remains open on HPD’s records.