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1355 1 Avenue

1,033Records
17City systems
0Open violations
0.1Penalty rate

1,033 recorded events, 1993–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 468 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 109 DOB permits, 80 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10021
Built2009
Floors31
Res. units27
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL1014477502
BIN1088591

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 96% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.1. In ZIP 10021, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-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

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (1) · Taxi Complaint (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Illegal Tree Damage (1) · Street Condition (1) · Bike/Roller/Skate (1).

Filed construction activity

$4,869,621 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (20 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2009)
YesSix or more residential units (27)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)THE CHARLES CONDOMINIUM
Head officerHEATHEr SHEMILt
Managing agentMAXWELL-KATES INC.
Last registered2025-09-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,256,133 $565,260
2026$1,215,488 $546,970
2027$1,495,012 $672,755

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 10 YR NO CAP

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $5,924,570 a year ($53.65 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,661,972 ($15.05 per sq ft), net operating income $4,262,598. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 15/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

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 · 650 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 · 100 ft
Citi BikeE 74 St & 1 Ave · 400 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

1355 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

8 311 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 MAXWELL-KATES INC. — 196 buildings, 14,349 units. Grades across the portfolio: A182 · B9 · C2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1767 2 Avenue MN650 B
10 Union Square East MN645 A
382 Central Park West MN414 A
415 East 37 Street MN410 A
155 East 34 Street MN330 A
1540 York Avenue MN296 A
220 East 65 Street MN281 A
550 Vanderbilt Avenue BK278 A
400 East 70 Street MN216 A
35-20 Leverich Street QN214 B
17 Ft George Hill MN204 A
1562 York Avenue MN189 A
110 West End Avenue MN186 A
425 East 79 Street MN186 A
441 2 Avenue MN183 A
390 Maryland Avenue SI178 B
34-20 78 Street QN162 A
77 Charlton Street MN162 A
350 Bleecker Street MN137 A
530 East 72 Street MN135 A
310 East 23 Street MN134 A
22 West 15 Street MN134 A
152 West 137th Street MN134 A
1511 Independence Avenue BK134 A
10 Plaza St East BK134 A
1285 1 Avenue MN133 A
1831 Madison Avenue MN129 A
302 West 12 Street MN128 A
10 Bay Street Landing SI128 A
200 East 84 Street MN126 A
372 5 Avenue MN123 A
50 East 8 Street MN121 A
151 East 76 Street MN120 A
36 Hamilton Avenue SI120 A
207 East 74 Street MN120 A
62 West 62 Street MN120 A
1681 2 Avenue MN118 A
171 West 131 Street MN116 A
220 East 67 Street MN115 A
45 Christopher Street MN112 A
180 East 79 Street MN112 A
90-11 35 Avenue QN111 B
260 Park Avenue South MN108 A
1056 Lexington Avenue MN104 A
349 East 49 Street MN103 A
240 East 46 Street MN100 A
20 Plaza St East BK100 A
140 East 40 Street MN99 A
1218 2 Avenue MN99 A
670 West End Avenue MN95 A
140 8 Avenue BK94 A
525 East 82 Street MN94 A
201 West 74 Street MN92 A
141 East 55 Street MN87 A
270 Broadway MN87 A
215 East 79 Street MN87 A
285 Riverside Drive MN86 A
23 West 116 Street MN83 A
475 Avenue of the Americas MN82 A
402 East 90 Street MN82 A

showing 60 of 196 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-26Deed $5,250,000 — from SHEMCO 3, LLC to BANKY-PAKSIMA, POOPEH; PAKSIMA, BIJAN $5,250,000
2026-08-18Sold for $5,250,000 $5,250,000 $194,444
2026-01-08Mortgage $715,000 — from DAVIE, OLEG; KONAK, IRENE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC $715,000
2025-11-06Deed $5,505,000 — from CHARLES UNIT 8, LLC to GOLDMAN, JAMES $5,505,000
2025-10-23Sold for $5,505,000 $5,505,000 $203,889
2025-10-23Sold for $5,505,000 $5,505,000 $203,889
2025-09-30Deed $5,310,000 — from 1355 ACQUISITION HOLDCO LLC to THE JKCH REVOCABLE TRUST; M. NADER AHARI, AS TRUSTEE $5,310,000
2025-09-19Sold for $5,310,000 $5,310,000 $196,667
2025-09-19Sold for $5,310,000 $5,310,000 $196,667
2023-11-15Agreement $3,500,000 — from MESARD, NICOLE; MESARD, MICHAEL to CITIBANK, N.A. $3,500,000
2023-11-03Deed $6,820,513 — from RANDALL W. HIGHT, AS TRUSTEE; COREY HIGHT, AS TRUSTEE; THE HIGHT IRREVOCABLE TRUST DTD AUG to MESARD, NICOLE; MESARD, MICHAEL $6,820,513
2023-10-27Sold for $6,820,513 $6,820,513 $252,612
2023-01-03Deed $5,400,000 — from KOULAJIAN, NIGOL to NEON KNIGHTS FOUR LLC $5,400,000
2022-12-21Sold for $5,400,000 $5,400,000 $200,000
2022-03-01Mortgage $109,045 — from MATHESON, DANIEL; MATHESON, REBECCA to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $109,045

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201721166236
201870225943
20191881036678
202041133342
20214025314
20222043312
20230069419
20240175316
202500316322
20260017311
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The full timeline

Construction 223Enforcement 172Housing & tenants 83Ownership & money 500Health & systems 55

Every one of the 1,033 recorded events, 1993–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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