357 1st Avenue

357 1st Avenue in Gramercy, Manhattan, has 22 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and 30 of 30 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Mixed residential & commercial · 30 units · Built 1910

Held by a Housing Development Fund Corporation, a nonprofit owner under a city housing program. Its tenants live with the conditions on this record, so it is graded and ranked like any rental. How HDFCs are ranked

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 2 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 3 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 7 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 30 of 30 units are rent-stabilized.

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

• Repairs: High (22 open, 2 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 7 complaints, 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: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

22 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 1 class A. 2 issued in the last 12 months. 95 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2025-10-09. Newest violation issued 2026-02-04.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 200 days from issue to close for the 4 violations closed in the last 12 months.

3 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 6th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 25, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 25), issued 2025-10-09. HPD violation 18283379
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 6th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 25BUTL, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 25BUTL), issued 2025-10-09. HPD violation 18283398
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 4th room from the east, 6th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 25, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 25), issued 2026-02-04. HPD violation 18615949
• Class B: Leak or water damage, kitchen, 6th floor. REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 25, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 25), issued 2026-02-04. HPD violation 18615948
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 3rd room from the east, 6th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT THE CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 25, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 25), issued 2025-10-09. HPD violation 18283385
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, bathroom, 6th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT THE CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 25, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 25), issued 2025-10-09. HPD violation 18283387
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, 4th room from the east, 6th floor. REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK AT THE CEILING IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 25, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 25), issued 2025-10-09. HPD violation 18283382
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 3rd room from the east, 6th floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD BASEBOARD MOLDING AT ALL WALLS IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 25, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 25), issued 2025-10-09. HPD violation 18283384

311 housing complaints

8 in the last 12 months, 27 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (7), Paint/Plaster (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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (1 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

30 of 30 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).

Owner and management

Owner: 346 EAST 21ST STREET HDFC. Head officer: DAVID POWELL. Managing agent: LEGACIES OF COOPER SQUARE UNIDO INC. This owner has 4 buildings on record, 1 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Nov 24, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1009267501, HPD building ID 578. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 1 Av (L), 7 min walk
• 3 Av (L), 8 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.