240 1st Avenue
A 13-story building with 8,764 apartments, built in 1945, in Manhattan, NY 10009.
Addresses on the lot: 240 to 252 1st Avenue, 254 to 268 1st Avenue, 270 1st Avenue, 272 to 278 1st Avenue, 280 to 282 1st Avenue, 284 to 300 1st Avenue.
HPD records as of October 26, 2026
240 1st Avenue has 14 open HPD violations, 5 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 4 complaints to HPD in the past year. It is registered to BPP ST OWNER LLC. 8,768 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 240 1st Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 14 open violations as of October 26, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 5 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 9 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 0 |
It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 54 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 4 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 26, 2026, none about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments, 72% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 57% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 240 1st Avenue?
240 1st Avenue is registered with HPD to BPP ST OWNER 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
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in April 2026. HPD’s record has 21 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 42 evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 12% of residential buildings in 10009 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 240 1st Avenue rent stabilized?
8,768 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, up from 8764 in 2018. 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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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 1-00972-0001.