965 1 Avenue

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01346-0023BIN 1039836

Concern level3 of 4

High

016 active DOB violation(s)
021 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 10 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 37 apartments.

2018 — 10 units registered2023 — 10

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1934

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade B — above average

ENERGY STAR score 80 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building21 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.

No open HPD violations.

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water5

Unsanitary Condition4

Plumbing2

Elevator1

General1

PlumbingWater Supply2025-06-10 · closed

Unsanitary ConditionGarbage/Recycling Storage2025-05-29 · closed

Unsanitary ConditionPests2024-10-22 · closed

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

712

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Unspecified411

Residential154

Street/Sidewalk71

Commercial49

Vehicle25

Helicopter2

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly unspecified) — 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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

165

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony77

Misdemeanor72

Violation16

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

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

2022–20230 infested · 0 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · FISPNRF-NO REPORT AND / OR LATE FILING (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2022-02-22

FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 9A TECHNICAL REPORT BY 02/21/2022

ACTIVE · P-PLUMBING NONE2021-12-13

I OBSERVED NO SPRINKLER SYSTEM FOR LAUNDRY ROOM AREA WITH SEVERAL COMMERCIAL GAS DRYERS. YOU ARE HEAR BY ORDERED TO IMMEDIATELY CORRECT THE ABOVE CONDITIONS BY RETAINING A LICENSE PROFESSIONAL TO PERFORM ALL WORK NECESSARY TO RESTORE THE NON-COMPLIANT CONDITION TO A CODE COMPLAINT STATE

ACTIVE · P-PLUMBING NONE2021-05-26

COMMISSIONERS REQUEST FOR IMMEDIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION I OBSERVED GAS PIPING WITH FLEX HOSE FOR COMMERCIAL GAS DRYER CELLAR AND GAS FUTURE. OBSERVED CONDITION(S) DOES NOT COMPLY WITH SECTION 28-301.1OF THE B102 AND PRESENTS AN IMMINENT RISK TO PUBLIC SAFETY. CORRECT THE SITUATION WITHIN 48 HOURS

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2024-09-03Apt 4-Dresidential

2020-01-14Apt 2-Bresidential

2019-12-17Apt 2Bresidential

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

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2006-11-09

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2006-10-24

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

EAST 53RD L.L.C.

Head officer

CHARLES ALPERT

Managing agent

DAVID HERMAN

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

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Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

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.

Local LawClass 22022-12-09$1,250 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2018-10-25 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage1990-03-28 · $5,000

Sale2018-10-25no recorded price

EAST 53RD CO. → EAST 53RD L.L.C.

Mortgage1990-03-28$5,000

borrower ALPERT, SARAH · lender KATZ, LOIS, COHEN, FAYA

Sale1986-12-31no recorded price

EAST 53RD INC → EAST 53 CO

Mortgage1971-06-01no recorded price

borrower EAST 53RD INC. · lender UNITED MUT SAVS 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