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1321 1 Avenue

366Records
17City systems
2Open violations
115.6Penalty rate

366 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 159 311 service requests, 46 HPD housing violations, 32 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10021
Built1915
Floors4
Res. units7
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)BRENTON CAPITAL LLC
BBL1014450030
BIN1044845, 1084300

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 84% 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 115.6. 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 violations2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2015-01-24.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

3 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 3).

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

What 311 hears from this address

29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Snow or Ice (5) · Homeless Person Assistance (4) · Noise (3) · Dirty Condition (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Curb Condition (2).

Filed construction activity

$884,303 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (7)
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)BRENTON CAPITAL LLC
Head officerROBERT JAFFE
Managing agentBRENTON CAPITAL LLC
Last registered2025-07-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,402,000 $2,880,900
2026$7,682,000 $3,456,900
2027$6,674,000 $3,003,300

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
SweetgreenSaladsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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 2012 (0 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

Subway72 St — Q · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
68 St-Hunter College — 6 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 1 Av / E 70 St — M15 · 150 ft
Citi Bike2 Ave & E 72 St · 750 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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

1321 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

29 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $38,757 on 2019-12-30 (lender: Teachers Federal Credit Union). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-12-30AL&R $1,200,000 — from BRENTON CAPITAL LLC to TEACHERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $1,200,000
2019-12-30Mortgage $38,757 — from BRENTON CAPITAL LLC to TEACHERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $38,757
2019-12-30AL&R $1,200,000 — from BRENTON CAPITAL LLC to TEACHERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $1,200,000
2019-12-30Mortgage $38,757 — from BRENTON CAPITAL LLC to TEACHERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $38,757
2019-12-30Agreement $1,200,000 — from BRENTON CAPITAL LLC to TEACHERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $1,200,000
2019-12-30Agreement $1,200,000 — from BRENTON CAPITAL LLC to TEACHERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $1,200,000
2014-11-25Agreement $1,300,000 — from BRENTON CAPITAL LLC to ASTORIA BANK $1,300,000
2014-11-25Mortgage $40,241 — from BRENTON CAPITAL LLC to ASTORIA BANK $40,241
2009-12-31Mortgage $41,793 — from BRENTON CAPITAL LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $41,793
2009-12-31Agreement $1,308,207 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to BRENTON CAPITAL LLC $1,308,207
2005-01-27AL&R $1,375,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to BRENTON CAPITAL LLC $1,375,000
2005-01-27Mortgage $1,375,000 — from BRENTON CAPITAL LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,375,000
2005-01-27Deed $2,750,000 — from PHILIPS, LEE FRANK to BRENTON CAPITAL LLC $2,750,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701170422
201801110214
2019011911334
2020014016
202100140014
202200250126
202301290131
202400300232
20256030312
20260070815
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The full timeline

Construction 40Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 237Ownership & money 32Health & systems 31

Every one of the 366 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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