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1359 1 Avenue

505Records
19City systems
4Open violations
16.8Penalty rate

505 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 254 311 service requests, 87 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 30 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10021
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units24
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)REGENCY EAST, LLC
BBL1014470030
BIN1044884

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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 51% 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 16.8. In ZIP 10021, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations4 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2023-06-14.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

50 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (12) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Outdoor Dining (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · APPLIANCE (2).

Filed construction activity

$1,043,920 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (24)
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)REGENCY EAST LLC
Head officerElysa D Halpern
Managing agentREGENCY EAST LLC
Last registered2025-08-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,400,000 $2,430,000
2026$5,453,000 $2,453,850
2027$5,115,000 $2,301,750

The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
WestvilleCalifornianAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled, Pet/Animal) · 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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (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 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
77 St — 6 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 1 Av / E 72 St — M15 · 150 ft
Citi BikeE 74 St & 1 Ave · 350 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

1359 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

50 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $166,036 on 2022-12-12 (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
2023-02-27Agreement $3,325,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to REGENCY EAST, LLC $3,325,000
2022-12-12Agreement $3,325,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to REGENCY EAST, LLC $3,325,000
2022-12-12Mortgage $166,037 — from REGENCY EAST, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $166,037
2018-02-06Agreement $3,500,000 — from REGENCY EAST, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,500,000
2018-02-06Mortgage $602,715 — from REGENCY EAST, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $602,715
2013-02-28AL&R $21,987,520 — from THE CHARLES CONDOMINIUMS, LLC to STARWOOD PROPERTY MORTGAGE, LLC $21,987,520
2013-02-28Mortgage $4,791,657 — from THE CHARLES CONDOMINIUMS, LLC to STARWOOD PROPERTY MORTGAGE, LLC $4,791,657
2013-02-28Agreement $30,391,657 — from THE CHARLES CONDOMINIUMS, LLC to STARWOOD PROPERTY MORTGAGE, LLC $30,391,657
2013-02-28AL&R $30,391,657 — from THE CHARLES CONDOMINIUMS, LLC to STARWOOD PROPERTY MORTGAGE, LLC $30,391,657
2013-02-28Mortgage $33,620,823 — from THE CHARLES CONDOMINIUMS, LLC to STARWOOD PROPERTY MORTGAGE, LLC $33,620,823
2013-02-28AL&R $33,620,823 — from THE CHARLES CONDOMINIUMS, LLC to STARWOOD PROPERTY MORTGAGE, LLC $33,620,823
2013-02-28Mortgage $21,987,520 — from THE CHARLES CONDOMINIUMS, LLC to STARWOOD PROPERTY MORTGAGE, LLC $21,987,520
2013-02-14Agreement $3,250,000 — from REGENCY EAST, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $3,250,000
2013-02-14Mortgage $289,777 — from REGENCY EAST, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $289,777
2011-10-13Mortgage $7,029,784 — from BR 1355 FIRST AVENUE DEVELOPMENT SUBSIDI; 1355 FIRST AVENUE FEE HOLDER, LLC to BLUEROCK SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY+INCOME FUND $7,029,784

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701160219
201810153221
201900343441
202000160117
20219080118
202200194124
202300291131
202402430146
2025193100133
202601130418
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The full timeline

Construction 59Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 309Ownership & money 88Health & systems 23

Every one of the 505 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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