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1315 1 Avenue

566Records
16City systems
27Open violations
44.3Penalty rate

566 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 227 311 service requests, 147 HPD complaints, 58 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10021
Built1915
Floors4
Res. units12
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)1315 FIRST AVENUE LLC
BBL1014450027
BIN1044842

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 70% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 44.3. In ZIP 10021, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations27 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2012-10-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

38 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 28 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’23–24
28
’24–25
6
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (19) · Smoking or Vaping (3) · Street Sign (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · APPLIANCE (1).

Filed construction activity

$63,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1915)
YesSix or more residential units (12)
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)1315 1ST AVE LLC
Head officerSLAVKO BERNIC
Managing agentBERNIC MANAGMENT LLC
Last registered2025-10-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,725,000 $1,226,250
2026$2,587,000 $1,164,150
2027$2,729,000 $1,228,050

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Texas RotisserieAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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.

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

Subway72 St — Q · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
68 St-Hunter College — 6 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 1 Av / E 70 St — M15 · 100 ft
Citi Bike2 Ave & E 72 St · 750 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 183 Robert L. Stevenson
Middle: J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner. 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

1315 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

28 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 19 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 BERNIC MANAGEMENT LLC — 9 buildings, 251 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B5 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
115 East 12 Street MN69 A
133 Charles Street MN50 B
221 East 21 Street MN29 A
229 East 13 Street MN28 A
1369 1 Avenue MN20 B
206 East 26 Street MN18 B
122 East 13 Street MN16 C
1315 1 Avenue MN12 B
210 East 26 Street MN9 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $668,792 on 2017-11-13 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-11-13Mortgage $668,793 — from 1315 FIRST AVENUE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $668,793
2017-11-13Agreement $3,000,000 — from 1315 FIRST AVENUE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $3,000,000
2014-06-18Agreement $2,500,000 — from 1315 FIRST AVENUE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,500,000
2014-06-18Mortgage $602,481 — from 1315 FIRST AVENUE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $602,481
2011-07-07Agreement $2,000,000 — from 1315 FIRST AVENUE LLC to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,000,000
2008-03-31AL&R $2,350,000 — from 1315 FIRST AVENUE LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $2,350,000
2008-03-31M&CON $2,350,000 to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $2,350,000
2003-05-01M&CON $640,725 — from 1315 FIRST AVENUE LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $640,725
2000-03-22Mortgage $528,998 — from 1315 FIRST AVENUE LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $528,998
1986-05-14Mortgage $120,966 — from BERNIC, SLAVKO to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK $120,966
1983-11-09Mortgage $215,000 — from BERNIC, SLAVKO to CITIBANK, N.A. $215,000
1983-11-09Agreement $215,000 — from BERNIC, SLAVKO to CITIBANK, N.A. $215,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017302229
2018204017
2019123028
202012180122
202111100113
202200950196
20230215302157
202400100111
202501410042
2026202026
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The full timeline

Construction 35Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 443Ownership & money 58Health & systems 17

Every one of the 566 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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