1485 1st Avenue

1485 1st Avenue in Upper East Side, Manhattan, has 14 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and 3 of 19 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (65/100).

Multi-family elevator · 19 units · Built 1940

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 65/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 3 of 19 units are rent-stabilized; 5 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 6 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (14 open, 1 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

14 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 2 class A. 7 issued in the last 12 months. 30 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2021-12-13. Newest violation issued 2026-09-21.

2 closed in the last 90 days. Median 49 days from issue to close for the 5 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 5th floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HOT WATER EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE 130 DEGREES AT ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4D, 5th STORY (apt 4D), issued 2024-01-08. HPD violation 16573931
• Class B: Mold, ceiling, 2nd floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQUARE FEET AT CEILING IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 18945704 ISSUED 21-MAY-26 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt 2B), issued 2026-09-21. HPD violation 19234983
• Class B: Mold, ceiling, kitchen, 2nd floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQUARE FEET AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 18945702 ISSUED 21-MAY-26 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt 2B), issued 2026-09-21. HPD violation 19234982
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, 1st room from the east, 5th floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 5C, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 5C), issued 2021-12-13. HPD violation 14720143
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, south wall, 1st room from the east, 5th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 5C, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 5C), issued 2021-12-13. HPD violation 14720144
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 1st room from the east, 5th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING AND EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 5C, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 5C), issued 2021-12-13. HPD violation 14720145
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, foyer, 5th floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 5C, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 5C), issued 2021-12-13. HPD violation 14720147
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, 1st room from the east, 5th floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 5B), issued 2021-12-13. HPD violation 14720148

311 housing complaints

2 in the last 12 months, 14 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (1), Unsanitary Condition (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 1 DOB violation on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

3 of 19 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 3 in 2024, 5 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: ROTHMAN FIRST AVENUE, LLC. Head officer: LEE ROTHMAN. Managing agent: GPG MANAGEMENT. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 30, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1014520026, HPD building ID 203. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 72 St (Q), 6 min walk
• 77 St (6), 7 min walk
• 86 St (Q), 9 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.