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277 1 Avenue

67Records
12City systems
0Open violations
4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10003 · Neighborhood: Gramercy
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67 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 31 311 service requests, 8 rodent inspections, 7 bedbug filings.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units2
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)WONGTAITONG-277 FIRST AVENUE, .
BBL1009220026
BIN1020427

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 80% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 4. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (3) · PLUMBING (3) · Graffiti (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)WONGTAITONG - 277 FIRST AVENUE LLC
Head officerSUSAN WONG
Managing agentAlto Property Managers LLC
Last registered2025-10-02

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,324,000 $1,045,800
2026$2,394,000 $1,077,300
2027$2,461,000 $1,107,450

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway1 Av — L · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 1 Av / E 15 St — M15-SBS · 200 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike1 Ave & E 16 St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

277 1 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

7 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ALTO PROPERTY MANAGERS LLC — 28 buildings, 784 units. Grades across the portfolio: A25 · B2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
365 West End Avenue MN110 A
2161 Broadway MN77 A
25-30 30 Road QN72 A
43-07 42 Street QN72 A
2512 Broadway MN60 A
233 East 32 Street MN53 A
60-15 Woodside Avenue QN48 A
45-16 44 Street QN46 B
756 9 Avenue MN25 A
87-87 Sutphin Boulevard QN24 B
422 East 73 Street MN20 A
750 10 Avenue MN20 A
245 East 83 Street MN20 A
52 East 7 Street MN20 A
205 East 94 Street MN19 A
37-14 86 Street QN15 A
41-26 Crescent Street QN12 A
811 9 Avenue MN12 A
1059 1 Avenue MN10 A
46 East 7 Street MN10 A
210 East 31 Street MN9 A
208 East 31 Street MN9 A
304 West 56 Street MN6 A
96 2 Avenue MN6 A
275 1 Avenue MN3 A
117 2 Avenue MN2 D
75-42 113 Street QN2 A
277 1 Avenue MN2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $474,990 on 1988-05-05 (lender: 275-277 First Ave Corp). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1988-05-05Mortgage $474,990 — from WONG, SUSAN SAU-SHAN; WONG, SZE YIOU to 275-277 FIRST AVE CORP $474,990

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201710113
201800123
201900505
202000303
202101405
202202406
202300707
202400101
202500516
202600606
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 44Ownership & money 6Health & systems 8

Every one of the 67 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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