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1683 1 Avenue

270Records
12City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10128 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Yorkville
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270 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 69 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 68 311 service requests, 38 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10128
Built1925
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)1683 FIRST REALTY, LLC
BBL1015500024
BIN1050051

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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 100% 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 0. In ZIP 10128, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% 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

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

20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Homeless Person Assistance (12) · Snow or Ice (3) · Panhandling (1) · Noise (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$30,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1925)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)1683 FIRST REALTY, LLC
Head officerELLEN M MCGEE
Managing agentORPHEUS MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-09-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,191,000 $1,885,950
2026$3,353,000 $1,508,850
2027$2,881,000 $1,296,450

The city's market estimate has fallen 31% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

Subway86 St — Q · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
86 St — 4 5 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only)
BusNearest boarding stop: 1 Av / E 86 St — M15 M15-SBS · 250 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 88 St & 1 Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Yorkville Community School
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

1683 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

20 311 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 ORPHEUS MANAGEMENT CORP — 7 buildings, 50 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1714 2 Avenue MN12 A
1498 3 Avenue MN12 A
1683 1 Avenue MN8 A
1579 York Avenue MN8 A
1534 3 Avenue MN4 B
1587 2 Avenue MN3 A
944 8 Avenue MN3 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $9,250,000 on 1989-06-28 (lender: Bankers Trust Company), covering 6 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1989-06-28Mortgage $19,325,000 — from 1695 FIRST AVE ASSOCL P to BANKERS TRUST COMPANY $19,325,000
1989-06-28Mortgage $9,250,000 — from 1695 FIRST AVE ASSOCL P to BANKERS TRUST COMPANY $9,250,000
1982-02-09Mortgage $300,000 — from FIRST ST. MARKS CORP. to MALKAN, MICHAEL $300,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201701416
201801315
201902125
202000505
2021307313
202201629
202300415
202400213
20250010111
20266010117
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The full timeline

Construction 73Enforcement 29Housing & tenants 81Ownership & money 69Health & systems 18

Every one of the 270 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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