343 1st Avenue

343 1st Avenue in Gramercy, Manhattan, has 5 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 6 units · Built 1910

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 5 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• The owner has 2 buildings on record; 1 graded D or F.
• Had 1 rent-stabilized unit on the 2007 tax bill and none on the latest one; ask how the apartment left stabilization.

More open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (5 open), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: High (2 open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

5 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 0 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 14 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2008-07-01. Newest violation issued 2026-04-29.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 64 days from issue to close for the 2 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint (basement). D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDING CELLAR CEILING THROUGHOUT., issued 2008-07-01. HPD violation 2295440
• Class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF CARTON BOXES IN CELLAR THROUGHOUT., issued 2008-07-01. HPD violation 2295441
• Class B: Garbage not removed (basement). SECTION 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE CELLAR THRU OUT R100., issued 2008-07-01. HPD violation 2295443
• Class B: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PAVING CELLAR FRONT R102., issued 2008-07-01. HPD violation 2295444
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint (basement). PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEILING CELLAR AT EAST., issued 2008-07-01. HPD violation 2295445

311 housing complaints

1 in the last 12 months, 1 in 5 years. Most common: 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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

2 open DOB violations. 4 DOB violations 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

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 0 in 2024, 1 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: LAWRENCE LERNER. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 1 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jun 24, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1009250041, HPD building ID 573. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 1 Av (L), 6 min walk
• 3 Av (L), 7 min walk
• 23 St-Baruch College (6), 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.