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939 1 Avenue

2,381Records
20City systems
61Open violations
53.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10022 · Neighborhood: East Midtown-Turtle Bay
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2,381 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 999 311 service requests, 559 HPD complaints, 298 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10022
Built1962
Floors15
Res. units137
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)939 FIRST AVENUE
BBL1013440030
BIN1039661

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 53.4. In ZIP 10022, 72% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations61 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 36 class B, 14 class A. Oldest open since 2019-07-02.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

119 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 80 · winter 2024–25: 25 · winter 2025–26: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
25
’24–25
10
’25–26

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

$1,600 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

218 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (59) · Illegal Parking (29) · Noise (28) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (23) · PLUMBING (13) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8).

Filed construction activity

$1,885,710 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (24 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. 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 (1962)
YesSix or more residential units (137)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)Mazal Echad LLC
Head officerAdam Reisman
Managing agentMD Squared Property Group
Last registered2025-12-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$31,364,000 $14,113,800
2026$33,345,000 $15,005,250
2027$35,692,000 $16,061,400

The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 46/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Domino'sPizzaAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Temperature) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (1 in the last three years).

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

Getting around

Subway51 St — 6 E F · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
59 St — 4 5 6 N R W · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 1 Av / E 52 St — M15 · 250 ft
Citi BikeE 51 St & 1 Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 059 Beekman Hill International
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

939 1 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

218 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 59 of them about heat or hot water.

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 MD SQUARED PROPERTY GROUP — 110 buildings, 3,031 units. Grades across the portfolio: A80 · B21 · C6 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
681 Amsterdam Avenue MN176 A
220 East 57 Street MN161 B
36-20 Steinway Street QN143 A
939 1 Avenue MN137 C
10909 15 Ave QN134 B
1787 Madison Avenue MN96 A
309 Lexington Avenue MN81 A
11 Hancock Place MN71 A
1036 Manhattan Avenue BK67 A
1058 Madison Avenue MN66 A
48 West 14 Street MN65 A
199 Bowery MN63 A
230 East 48 Street MN62 A
322 West 72 Street MN62 A
242 East 25 Street MN54 A
130 Suffolk Street MN48 A
24 Laurel Hill Terrace MN48 B
3181 Broadway MN48 A
145 Park Place BK47 A
613 Baltic Street BK43 A
1240 Bedford Avenue BK43 A
49 East 12 Street MN42 A
160 West 87 Street MN40 A
304 East 73 Street MN40 A
240 West 75 Street MN38 A
502 9 Avenue MN36 A
333 East 109 Street MN35 A
212 North 9 Street BK33 A
249 West 15 Street MN33 A
4857 Broadway MN28 A
531 East 12th St MN26 B
208 East 119 Street MN25 A
85 South Street MN24 A
20th Street BK24 B
3 West 122 Street MN24 C
114 Ridge Street MN23 A
112 Fleet Place BK23 A
75 Thompson Street MN22 B
212 East 95 Street MN22 A
566 Grand Street BK22 A
439 West 46 Street MN21 A
457 Atlantic Avenue BK21 A
246 East 53 Street MN20 B
324 East 84 Street MN20 A
382 Bleecker Street MN20 B
106 Ridge Street MN20 B
416 West 47 Street MN20 A
207 Madison Street MN20 D
437 West 46 Street MN20 A
512 East 84 Street MN20 A
600 10 Avenue MN18 B
359 West 11 Street MN18 A
511 East 83 Street MN17 A
4 West 16 Street MN16 A
76 Engert Avenue BK16 A
220 3 Avenue MN16 A
1057 Lexington Avenue MN15 A
21 East 7 Street MN15 B
292 Riverside Drive MN15 A
56 Morton Street MN15 C

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $12,045,000 on 2025-12-19 (lender: Farmers Life Insurance Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-12-19AL&R $12,045,000 — from MAZAL ECHAD, LLC to FARMERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $12,045,000
2025-12-19ASSTO $13,500,000 — from EASTGATE WHITEHOUSE LLC to MAZAL ECHAD LLC $13,500,000
2025-12-19Mortgage $12,045,000 — from MAZAL ECHAD, LLC to FARMERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $12,045,000
2018-08-10AL&R $32,100,000 — from EASTGATE WHITEHOUSE LLC to BARCLAYS BANK PLC $32,100,000
2018-08-10M&CON $27,375,000 — from EASTGATE WHITEHOUSE LLC to BARCLAYS BANK PLC $27,375,000
2014-11-15RPTT $5,941,469 — from MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2, LLC; MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2, LLC to CITIZENS ICON HOLDINGS, LLC; CITIZENS ICON HOLDINGS, LLC $5,941,469
2014-11-15RPTT $5,941,469 — from MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2, LLC; MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2, LLC to CITIZENS ICON HOLDINGS, LLC; CITIZENS ICON HOLDINGS, LLC $5,941,469
2014-09-25AL&R $27,375,000 — from EASTGATE WHITEHOUSE LLC to BARCLAYS BANK PLC $27,375,000
2014-09-25Mortgage $24,692,410 — from EASTGATE WHITEHOUSE LLC to BARCLAYS BANK PLC $24,692,410
2013-09-24Mortgage $2,500,000 — from WHITEHOUSE ESTATES, INC to SPCP GROUP VI LLC $2,500,000
2013-09-24AL&R $2,500,000 — from WHITEHOUSE ESTATES, INC to SPCP GROUP VI LLC $2,500,000
2012-03-08EASE $609,745 — from WHITEHOUSE ESTATES INC. to CROWN CASTLE AS LLC $609,745
2008-10-23CNTR $13,853,186 — from TRUST U/W/O ROBERT KOEPPEL FBO ROBERTA K to WHITEHOUSE ESTATES INC. $13,853,186
2006-03-24RPTT $362,419,501 — from TMO PARENT LLC to MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 3 LLC; MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2 LLC $362,419,501
2004-12-22AL&R $3,008,086 — from WHITEHOUSE ESTATES, INC. to NORTH FORK BANK $3,008,086

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201731190124
201895614568224
20193129803116
202055480159
20215235801366
20221923609255
202334191221221
20240619408208
20252417633188
2026122780294
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The full timeline

Construction 141Enforcement 212Housing & tenants 1,890Ownership & money 65Health & systems 73

Every one of the 2,381 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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