Small East Village walk-up with a low-volume building record sitting on a busy First Avenue commercial block.
This 13-unit East Village walk-up changed hands in March 2022 for $4M after PAMAC Realty Corp held it for over fifty years. The building keeps a light internal record, but the surrounding East First Avenue stretch carries heavy street traffic. Three things to know:
Two open code violations on file, including an immediately hazardous fire escape step. The building carries two open violations: a Class A paint citation on an apartment riser pipe from April 2024, and an open Class C immediately hazardous violation from November 2022 for a defective 12th step on the front fire escape.
A short-term rental flag and minor interior repair calls. The building logged a short-term rental complaint in October 2025 regarding illegal hotel rooms. Before that, the internal record shows off-hours construction noise calls in November 2025 and basic electrical and appliance calls in late 2024.
Heavy street and traffic volume within three blocks. Within three blocks of the building, residents logged 472 residential noise complaints (mostly party noise and loud talking) and 366 for-hire vehicle calls over the past 12 months. Another 325 illegal parking calls concentrated around bike lanes and hydrants along the avenue.
Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:
170 1st Avenue is a 13-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1004380004). This building is associated with 170 1st Ave LLC. Brix tracks 2 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1900, this walk-up apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Tenants have filed 56 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed November 13, 2024.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on December 14, 2023 for $640,000, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 50/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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Unit 1 at 170 1st Avenue has 1 open violation.
Unit 12 at 170 1st Avenue has no open violations (2 past violations).
Unit 10 at 170 1st Avenue has no open violations (5 past violations).
Unit 8 at 170 1st Avenue has no open violations (7 past violations).
Unit 5 at 170 1st Avenue has no open violations (23 past violations).
Unit 4 at 170 1st Avenue has no open violations (8 past violations).
Unit 3 at 170 1st Avenue has no open violations (5 past violations).
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