2025-05-15Class BDismissed
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROVIDE SECURITY IN EVENT OF A POWER OUTAGE BY MEANS OF AN ACCEPTABLE MECHANICAL HEAVY DUTY LOCK AND LATCH SET AT THE BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR.
HPD · 504 · Record 17899269
Building report
1279 1st Avenue
Public records for this building, including violations, complaints, housing court cases and ownership details.
- Built
- 1920
- Units
- 52
- Owner of record
- BEDFORD EQUITIES LLC
- Open HPD violations
- 3
- HPD records on file
- 16
Violations at 1279 1st Avenue
16 on record2025-05-15Class BDismissed
§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF AN UNACCEPTABLE ELECTROMAGNETIC LOCKING DEVICE INSTALLED AT THE BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR
HPD · 526 · Record 17899268
2024-11-06Class CClosed
§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING A KICK STAND STOPPER INSTALLED AT SOUTH DOOR TO BASEMENT AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
HPD · 536 · Record 17414450
2024-11-06Class CClosed
§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING HOOK AND EYE INSTALLED AT VESTIBULE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
HPD · 536 · Record 17414449
2024-10-07Class CClosed
§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE INOPERABLE HINGES AT FIRE DOORS BETWEEN THE EAST AND WEST SECTION AT PUBLIC HALL, 6th STORY
HPD · 530 · Record 17338740
Most serious open violation
2024-08-07Class COpen
§ 27-2056.4 ADM CODE- CORRECT FAILURE TO NOTIFY OCCUPANTS AND/OR TO INVESTIGATE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARDS.
HPD · 619 · Record 17314697
3 open · 16 total on recordSee 2 more open violations
Who owns 1279 1st Avenue?
Owner of record: BEDFORD EQUITIES LLC. An owner name can come from an earlier filing. Compare the latest HPD registration with the recorded deed before relying on it.
Apartments at 1279 1st Avenue
Recorded residential units: 52. Recorded year built: 1920. These building facts do not show current vacancies or when a particular apartment was renovated.
This tax lot appears in the RGB list based on 2024 building registrations, published as of November 2025. That is a building-level historical signal; it does not identify which apartments are stabilized today. Check the official rent-stabilized building lists.
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- 01Overall grade and scores by category
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- 03Housing court filings and outcomes
- 04Ownership history and LLC connections