The building carries no open housing violations, but surrounding street activity and kitchen exhaust calls shape the block.
This seven-unit East Village rental has zero open housing violations, but the immediate street grid tells a busier story. While the building's own operational record stays thin, commercial activity and nightlife noise spill across the surrounding blockface. Three things to know:
Commercial kitchen venting and air quality complaints cluster on the block. 32 food establishment calls and 26 indoor air quality reports were logged within three blocks over the past year. In mixed-use East Village corridors, ground-floor kitchen prep and air quality calls point to venting and exhaust odors that travel through building risers.
Nightlife music and party noise dominate the surrounding area. 535 residential noise complaints (371 specifically for loud parties) and 340 commercial noise calls were recorded within three blocks in the last 12 months. That commercial density reflects an active bar and nightlife strip running late into the night.
Ride-share drop-offs and curb staging clog the immediate block. 312 for-hire vehicle complaints were recorded within three blocks over the last year, driven almost entirely by non-passenger driver staging conflicts. Combined with street noise calls, curb space along 1st Avenue remains heavily congested.
Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:
153 1st Avenue is a 7-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1004510137). This building is associated with Emazal Realty Associates, LLC. Brix tracks 0 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 4 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 January 25, 2025.
The building last changed hands on January 13, 2020, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 88/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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