1279 1 AVENUE is a prewar 1914 building, 22 floors, 138 units in Upper East Side, NYC. Owned by METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY. Public records show 43 open violations on file.
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Manhattan · March 2026
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Potential savings: ~12% by timing your move to October.
Monthly counts over the last 7 years · all data sources
No HPD records on file in the last 7 years.
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The Lenox Hill area of the Upper East Side is refined, residential Manhattan — world-class hospitals, the Park Avenue corridor, and proximity to Central Park define daily life. It's quieter and more established than neighborhoods further south.