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966 1st Avenue

A 20-story building with 189 apartments, built in 1958, in Manhattan, NY 10022.

Addresses on the lot: 966 to 974 1st Avenue.

HPD records as of October 27, 2026

20open HPD violations3 immediately hazardous
1complaint to HPD, past yearnone about heat
7rent-stabilized apartmentsregistered in 2023
Nonehousing court cases in 5 yearson HPD’s record

966 1st Avenue has 20 open HPD violations, 3 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 1 complaint to HPD in the past year. It is registered to 411 EAST 53RD STREET. 7 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.

Does 966 1st Avenue have open violations?

Yes: 20 open violations as of October 27, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:

ClassDeadlineOpen
C, immediately hazardous24 hours for most3
B, hazardous30 days15
A, non-hazardousAbout 90 days2

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, 1 has been closed.

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made 1 complaint to HPD in the 12 months to October 27, 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.

Who owns 966 1st Avenue?

966 1st Avenue is registered with HPD to 411 EAST 53RD STREET. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.

Housing court and evictions

HPD’s record shows no housing court cases over conditions or harassment at this building.

City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.

For comparison, 7% of residential buildings in 10022 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 966 1st Avenue rent stabilized?

7 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 26 in 2019. That’s 7 of the building’s 189 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.

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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 1-01365-7501.