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1370 1 Avenue

254Records
15City systems
4Open violations
8.2Penalty rate

254 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 123 311 service requests, 24 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 19 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10021
Built1930
Floors5
Res. units16
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)MGE, LLC
BBL1014680001
BIN1045866

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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 65% 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 8.2. In ZIP 10021, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2012-07-22.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (3) · Noise (3) · Abandoned Vehicle (3) · Consumer Complaint (2) · Sidewalk Condition (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (2).

Filed construction activity

$396,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
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)MGE LLC
Head officerSOTEROULLA DESPOTIS
Managing agentMgellc
Last registered2024-10-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,895,000 $1,752,750
2026$4,141,000 $1,863,450
2027$4,058,000 $1,826,100

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
B & B BagelsBagels/PretzelsA—
Sushi Sasabune New YorkJapaneseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal, Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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 (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 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
77 St — 6 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 1 Av / E 72 St — M15 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 74 St & 1 Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 158 Bayard Taylor
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

1370 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

24 311 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: $327,918 on 2018-01-09 (lender: Sterling National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-01-09Agreement $3,350,000 — from MGE, LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $3,350,000
2018-01-09Mortgage $327,918 — from MGE, LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $327,918
2012-10-16Agreement $3,350,000 — from MGE LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $3,350,000
2012-10-16Mortgage $593,079 — from MGE LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $593,079
2004-06-08Deed $4,600,000 — from 401 EAST 73, LLC to MGE, LLC $4,600,000
2004-06-08AL&R $3,200,000 — from MGE, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $3,200,000
2004-06-08Mortgage $3,200,000 — from MGE, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $3,200,000
1982-01-28Mortgage $605,000 — from MIDWAY FLEURETTE, INC. to MOSKOWITZ, WILLIAM $605,000

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702120216
2018023229
201900190322
202000130114
2021204118
202272100120
20231280314
202400123419
20250080311
20260080311
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The full timeline

Construction 30Enforcement 28Housing & tenants 144Ownership & money 24Health & systems 28

Every one of the 254 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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