1384 1st Avenue, Manhattan

Active winter heat complaints and an open immediate-hazard violation over boiler room access.

A 25-unit pre-war rental on First Avenue with active heat complaints and an open Class C violation right at the boiler room door. Three things to know:

The boiler room was locked shut during an inspection. Inspectors issued an open Class C violation on April 13, 2026, because the basement door to the boiler room was locked and inaccessible. That same month saw a sharp spike in heat and hot water complaints, with 22 total calls logged over the past year.

Avenue traffic and sidewalk congestion drive neighborhood calls. Within three blocks of the building, residents filed 247 illegal parking calls and 142 residential noise complaints in the past 12 months. The parking calls focus heavily on crosswalk blocks and double-parking, reflecting heavy avenue traffic outside.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 15 indoor air quality calls within three blocks over the last year
• 22 encampment requests recorded in the surrounding three-block radius
• 12 elevator calls across the three-block area in the past 12 months

1384 1st Avenue is a 25-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1014680045). This building is associated with 1384 First Realty Associates LLC. Brix tracks 1 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1910, 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 144 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:

• Heat/hot Water: 86 complaints
• Unsanitary Condition: 16 complaints
• Electric: 7 complaints
• Plumbing: 7 complaints

The most recent complaint on this building was filed July 2, 2026.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BASEMENT AT BOILER ROOM

The building last changed hands on November 26, 2025 for $860,000, according to recorded deeds.

Brix score: 24/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

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