1278 1st Avenue
A 6-story building with 28 apartments, built in 1900, in Manhattan, NY 10065.
Addresses on the lot: 1278 to 1280 1st Avenue.
HPD records as of October 27, 2026
1278 1st Avenue has 29 open HPD violations, 6 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 11 complaints to HPD in the past year, 4 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 1278-1284 FIRST AVENUE REALTY LLC. 11 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 1278 1st Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 29 open violations as of October 27, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 6 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 18 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 5 |
It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 2 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 11 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 27, 2026, 4 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 1278 1st Avenue?
1278 1st Avenue is registered with HPD to 1278-1284 FIRST AVENUE REALTY LLC. The registration also names a head officer, the person HPD contacts about the building.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 5 older cases, the latest from 2019.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 6% of residential buildings in 10065 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 1278 1st Avenue rent stabilized?
11 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 13 in 2018. That’s 11 of the building’s 28 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 1274 1st Avenue25 apartments, built 1920
- 1282 1st Avenue30 apartments, built 1911
- 1270 1st Avenue29 apartments, built 1910
- 1266 1st Avenue31 apartments, built 1910
- 1286 1st Avenue52 apartments, built 1900
- 1279 1st Avenue52 apartments, built 1920
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 27, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 1-01463-0047.