21 1st Avenue
A 7-story building with 39 apartments, built in 1910, in Manhattan, NY 10003.
Addresses on the lot: 21 to 23 1st Avenue.
HPD records as of October 26, 2026
HPD lists no open violations at 21 1st Avenue. Tenants made 3 complaints to HPD in the past year, 2 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 21 FIRST AVENUE LLC. 26 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 21 1st Avenue have open violations?
No. HPD lists no open violations at 21 1st Avenue as of October 26, 2026.
No class C violation is open. 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments have one. More on buildings by size
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 3 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 26, 2026, 2 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 21 1st Avenue?
21 1st Avenue is registered with HPD to 21 FIRST AVENUE LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people 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
HPD’s record shows no housing court cases over conditions or harassment at this building.
City marshals carried out 1 eviction here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 7% of residential buildings in 10003 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 21 1st Avenue rent stabilized?
26 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 34 in 2018. That’s 26 of the building’s 39 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
- 68 East 1st Street24 apartments, built 1920
- 29 1st Avenue27 apartments, built 1910
- 58 East 1st Street36 apartments, built 1910
- 18 1st Avenue27 apartments, built 1900
- 26 1st Avenue20 apartments, built 1920
- 54 East 1st Street24 apartments, built 1910
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 26, 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 1-00443-0035.