1659 1 Avenue
Yorkville, Manhattan
Parcel ID (BBL): 1015490024
Built: 1910
SF: 29,987
Dwelling units: 33
No. of buildings: 1
Class: Semi-Fireproof With Stores (D7)
Floors: 4
Transactions:
• Chess Builders borrowed $105 million from Valley National Bank for 355 East 86th Street, Yorkville, Manhattan on March 12, 2025.
• Extell Development sold 355 East 86th Street, Yorkville, Manhattan for $50 million to Chess Builders on March 06, 2025.
• None borrowed $11.6 million from Signature Bank for 1653-1659 1st Avenue, Yorkville, Manhattan on June 16, 2022.
• Bremen House Inc. sold 1653 1st Avenue, Yorkville, Manhattan for $14.5 million to 355 East 86Th Street Lp on January 21, 2021.
• Billur Akipek borrowed $26.6 million from Signature Bank for 1653 1st Avenue, 220 East 86th Street, 1656 2nd Avenue, and 304 East 86th Street, Yorkville, Manhattan on January 05, 2021.
Development:
• Chess Builders filed new building job M01142990 for 101,102 sqft R-2 building with 99 apartments in Yorkville, Manhattan, on November 21, 2024.
• Trudy Swaby filed major alteration job M00573356 for 39,634 sqft RES building with 34 apartments in Yorkville, Manhattan, on November 08, 2021.
• Eddie Gazheli filed alteration job M01349581 for 104,331 sqft building with 99 apartments in Yorkville, Manhattan, on January 22, 2026.
• Eddie Gazheli filed alteration job M01301124 for 104,331 sqft building with 99 apartments in Yorkville, Manhattan, on October 10, 2025.
• Eddie Gazheli filed alteration job M01301118 for 104,331 sqft building with 99 apartments in Yorkville, Manhattan, on October 10, 2025.
• Eddie Gazheli filed alteration job M01301103 for 104,331 sqft building with 99 apartments in Yorkville, Manhattan, on October 10, 2025.
• Eddie Gazheli filed alteration job M01272088 for 104,331 sqft building with 99 apartments in Yorkville, Manhattan, on August 15, 2025.
Most recent Schedule of Occupancy
Most recent Zoning Diagram (ZD1)
Violations:
According to city public data, the properties have received one DOB violation, $2,500 in ECB penalties, and $39,555 in OATH penalties in the last year.