129 1 Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-00449-0031BIN 1006334

Concern level3 of 4

High

012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 4 apartments
022 of those issued in the last 3 years
032 open rent-impairing violation(s)
042 active DOB violation(s)
051 eviction executed in the last 3 years

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 2 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 8 apartments.

2018 — 2 units registered2023 — 2

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1900

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building20 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-04-28

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4AIssued 2024-06-26

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-04-28RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF CONSISTING OF GARBAGE CANS AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 4AIssued 2024-06-26

§ 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water20

Unsanitary Condition10

Electric8

Appliance3

Door/Window3

Paint/Plaster3

Water Leak2

Plumbing2

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

2556

Noise reports · last 12 mo

213

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential1041

Commercial650

Street/Sidewalk544

Unspecified248

Vehicle55

Park18

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

436

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony142

Misdemeanor247

Violation47

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 6 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2018-11-27

BORO COMMISSIONER HAS ISSUED A STOP WORK ORDER UNDER APPL #120483057 DUE TO CONTRACTOR WITHDRAWAL. STOP ALL WORK IMMEDIATELY AND PROVIDE ALL THE NECESSARY INFO TO THE BOROUGH COMMISSIONER

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2018-11-27

THE BOROUGH COMMISSIONER HAS ISSUED A STOP WORK ORDER UNDER JOB# 121084860 DUE TO CONTRACTOR WITHDRAWAL. STOP ALL WORK IMMEDIATELY AND PROVIDE ALL THE NECESSARY INFO TO BOROUGH COMMISSIONER

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2024-09-03Apt 1Bresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

VILLAGE JV 129 FIRST AVENUE LLC

Head officer

TARA DEXTER

Managing agent

LIVINGSTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC

20 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

101 MAC DOUGAL STREETMANHATTAN 14 AVENUE BMANHATTAN 165 AVENUE AMANHATTAN 167 AVENUE AMANHATTAN 170 AVENUE AMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$2,500

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

ConstructionClass 12025-10-23$2,500 due

ConstructionClass 12023-10-11$2,500 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Bought and resold within a few years — rapid turnover is a common speculation signal

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2013-01-31 · $4,653,771

Most recent mortgage2019-09-09 · $6,631,399.44

Mortgage2019-09-09$6,631,399.44

borrower VILLAGE JV 129 FIRST AVENUE LLC, VILLAGE JV 143 FIRST AVENUE LLC, VILLAGE JV 165 FIRST AVENUE A LLC, VILLAGE JV 191-193 AVENUE A LLC, VILLAGE JV 211 AVENUE A LLC, VILLAGE JV 435 EAST 12TH LLC, VILLAGE JV 500 EAST 11TH LLC, VILLAGE JV 201 EAST 2ND LLC · lender ARGENTIC REAL ESTATE FINANCE LLC

Mortgage2015-02-18$1,296,075.36

borrower VILLAGE JV 129 FIRST AVENUE LLC · lender SIGNATURE BANK

Sale2013-01-31$4,653,771

129 FIRST AVENUE OWNER LLC → VILLAGE JV 129 FIRST AVENUE LLC

Mortgage2013-01-31$845,806.27

borrower VILLAGE JV 129 FIRST AVENUE LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2012-06-18$380,000

borrower 129 FIRST AVENUE OWNER LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale