1601 1 AVENUE is a late-20th-century 1968 building, 2 units in Upper East Side, NYC. Owned by NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Public records show 25 open violations, 9 311 complaints on file.
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Manhattan · March 2026
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The Upper East Side in the 80s and 90s is old-money Manhattan at its most refined — Yorkville's German heritage peeks through, Museum Mile continues along Fifth, and quiet residential blocks make it one of the city's best family neighborhoods.
GENERAL — VENTILATION SYSTEM
HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
PLUMBING — STEAM PIPE/RISER
HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
PLUMBING — TOILET
Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)