Is 139 1st Ave rent stabilized?
139 1st Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in East Village, Manhattan (10003). It has about 9 apartments, built in 1900.
Also written as 139 1st Avenue — or 139 1st Ave, Manhattan, NY 10003.
How this building compares
With about 9 apartments it is smaller than 79% of the 973 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in East Village. HPD lists 13 open violations here, about 1.4 per apartment — above the one for every 3 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 27 violations on record at the address, 3 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 2 of them are still open. Tenants have filed 49 HPD complaints at the address, none of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | East Village |
| ZIP | 10003 |
| Year built | 1900 |
| Apartments | 9 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1004500032 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 1ST & 5TH REALTY LLC 9 PARK PLACE #1E · GREAT NECK, NY 11021 |
| Managing agent | RAFAEL SASSOUNI |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 13 open / 27 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 49 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 28, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 139 1st Ave rent stabilized?
139 1st Ave in East Village, Manhattan is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization code is MULTIPLE DWELLING A. Registration is recorded for the building, not for each apartment in it, so an individual unit here can still have been deregulated — ask the landlord or DHCR for that apartment's rent history before relying on it.
How many apartments are at 139 1st Ave?
139 1st Ave (BBL 1004500032) has about 9 residential apartments and was built in 1900, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.