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1771 1 Avenue

498Records
19City systems
4Open violations
26.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10128 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Yorkville
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498 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 181 311 service requests, 95 HPD complaints, 47 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10128
Built1910
Floors6
Res. units40
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)SEVENTEEN 71 FIRST AVE LLC
BBL1015540028
BIN1050219

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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 52% 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 26.3. In ZIP 10128, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2018-11-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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28 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Food Establishment (3) · Lead (2) · Sidewalk Condition (2).

Filed construction activity

$427,806 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (40)
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)SEVENTEEN 71 FIRST AVE
Head officerROBERT AST
Managing agentARAS PROPERTIES, INC.
Last registered2026-07-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,665,000 $2,549,250
2026$6,331,000 $2,848,950
2027$7,032,000 $3,164,400

The city's market estimate has risen 24% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Akami SushiJapaneseAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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: Food Spoiled, Food Worker Activity, 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).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

Subway96 St — Q · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 1 Av / E 91 St — M31 M86-SBS · 150 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike1 Ave & E 94 St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 527 - East Side School for Social Action
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

1771 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

31 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ARAS PROPERTIES INC — 20 buildings, 1,765 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B7 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
83-20 141 Street QN256 B
3901 Nostrand Avenue BK243 B
143-25 84 Drive QN201 B
43-33 46 Street QN175 C
41-50 78 Street QN165 B
1075 Sheepshead Bay Road BK114 C
30-06 28 Street QN87 A
115-25 84 Avenue QN69 A
2299 East 13 Street BK66 A
105-55 62 Drive QN63 A
83-19 116 Street QN59 A
83-15 116 Street QN59 A
34-58 90 Street QN54 B
1 Ascan Avenue QN51 A
1771 1 Avenue MN40 A
237 East 79 Street MN17 B
1105 1 Avenue MN16 A
1111 1 Avenue MN14 A
336 East 61 Street MN14 B
218 East 79 Street MN2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $10,400,000 on 2017-01-11 (lender: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-01-18Agreement $9,409,524 — from SEVENTEEN 71 FIRST AVE LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $9,409,524
2021-05-20RPTT&RET $22,795,500 — from HIRSTAN ASSOCIATES LLC to ELIE HIRSCHFELD PROPERTIES LLC $22,795,500
2017-01-11Mortgage $10,400,000 — from SEVENTEEN 71 FIRST AVE LLC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $10,400,000
2016-09-26Deed $22,795,500 — from 174 DELANCEY ASSOCIATES, LLC; 1771 HOLDINGS LLC to SEVENTEEN 71 FIRST AVE LLC $22,795,500
2016-09-22Sold for $22,795,500 $22,795,500 $569,888
2014-10-11AL&R $10,000,000 — from 1771 HOLDINGS, LLC; 174 DELANCEY ASSOCIATES, LLC to MERCANTIL COMMERCEBANK, N.A. $10,000,000
2014-10-11Agreement $10,000,000 — from 1771 HOLDINGS, LLC; 174 DELANCEY ASSOCIATES, LLC to MERCANTIL COMMERCEBANK, N.A. $10,000,000
2014-10-11Mortgage $3,866,546 — from 1771 HOLDINGS, LLC; 174 DELANCEY ASSOCIATES, LLC to MERCANTIL COMMERCEBANK, N.A. $3,866,546
2014-10-11Deed $14,525,000 — from ETON 102, LLC; 1771-1773 FIRST AVE., LLC to 174 DELANCEY ASSOCIATES, LLC; 1771 HOLDINGS LLC $14,525,000
2011-11-07Deed $8,600,000 — from 1771 1ST AVENUE LLC to 1771-1773 FIRST AVE., LLC; ETON 102, LLC $8,600,000
2011-11-07Mortgage $2,544,139 — from ETON 102, LLC; 1771-1773 FIRST AVE., LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $2,544,139
2011-11-07Agreement $6,450,000 — from 1771-1773 FIRST AVE., LLC; ETON 102, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $6,450,000
2009-12-23Agreement $4,000,000 — from 1771 1ST AVENUE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,000,000
2009-12-23AL&R $4,000,000 — from 1771 1ST AVENUE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,000,000
2009-12-23Mortgage $1,199,496 — from 1771 1ST AVENUE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,199,496

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201728111224
201862140325
201900120315
202000130114
202100351137
202224111523
202300280432
202400210526
202530260231
2026105028
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The full timeline

Construction 50Enforcement 39Housing & tenants 324Ownership & money 48Health & systems 37

Every one of the 498 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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