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40 St Nicholas Avenue

3,689Records
20City systems
63Open violations
42Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10026 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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3,689 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,023 311 service requests, 853 HPD complaints, 334 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10026
Built1915
Floors6
Res. units51
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)109 W 112 ST. LLC
BBL1018220024
BIN1054984

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 61% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 42. In ZIP 10026, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations63 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 43 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 2001-05-11.
Active vacate order7 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

20 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
4
’24–25
6
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

661 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Maintenance or Facility (262) · Noise (221) · Animal in a Park (53) · DOOR/WINDOW (13) · HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · Violation of Park Rules (10).

Filed construction activity

$538,315 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (18 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1915)
YesSix or more residential units (51)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)109 W 112TH ST LLC
Head officerMICHAEL FAUST
Managing agentURBAN MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-09-13

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,714,000 $2,121,300
2026$5,173,000 $2,327,850
2027$5,025,000 $2,261,250

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 18/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
El Valle 46Latin AmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway110 St-Malcolm X Plaza — 2 3 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Central Park North / Malcolm X Blvd — M2 M3 M4 · 600 ft
Citi BikeLenox Ave & W 111 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The Locke School of Arts and Engineering. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

40 St Nicholas Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

661 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by URBAN MANAGEMENT LLC — 17 buildings, 511 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B12 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
152 East 171 Street BX76 B
40 St Nicholas Avenue MN51 B
1403 Amsterdam Avenue MN46 A
1610 University Avenue BX45 B
626 West 135 Street MN31 B
78 Ellwood Street MN30 B
464 West 150 Street MN30 B
160 Morningside Avenue MN30 A
25 Convent Avenue MN30 B
72 Ellwood Street MN30 B
470 West 150 Street MN29 A
21 Convent Avenue MN24 B
1002 Garrison Avenue BX21 A
113 Morningside Avenue MN14 B
1862 Lexington Avenue MN8 B
1475 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 B
1860 Lexington Avenue MN8 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $382,325 on 2026-01-08 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-01-08Agreement $4,000,000 — from 109 W 112 ST. LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $4,000,000
2026-01-08Mortgage $382,326 — from 109 W 112 ST. LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $382,326
2016-02-01AL&R $4,000,000 — from 109 W 112 ST. LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $4,000,000
2016-02-01Mortgage $4,000,000 — from 109 W 112 ST. LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $4,000,000
2003-06-11Mortgage $70,906 — from 109 WEST 112TH STREET REALTY CORP. to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $70,906
1993-07-12Mortgage $179,460 — from 109 WEST 112 ST RLTYCP to COMMUNITY PRESVTN CORP $179,460
1993-07-12Mortgage $270,540 — from 109 WEST 112 ST RLTYCP to COMMUNITY PRESVTN CORP $270,540
1993-07-12Mortgage $502,540 — from 109 WEST 112 ST RLTYCP to COMMUNITY PRESVTN CORP $502,540
1993-07-12Mortgage $757,460 — from 109 WEST 112 ST RLTYCP to COMMUNITY PRESVTN CORP $757,460
1989-04-10Mortgage $465,000 — from 109 W 112TH EQUITIESINC to SKYLAKE STATE BANK $465,000
1987-10-26Mortgage $125,000 — from 109 W 112TH EQTS INC to HOULIHAN-PARNES CO $125,000
1987-04-20Mortgage $450,000 — from 109 W 112 EQUITIES INC to HOULIHAN-PARNES CO $450,000
1986-09-03Mortgage $200,000 — from 109 W 112TH EQUITIESINC to FINKELSTEIN, HOWARD; ZISSER, MANNY; MALLAMUD, BENJAMIN $200,000

Ten-year activity

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2019
2020
2021
2022
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2023
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2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201730680980
20180115009160
20190017206178
202012118604203
20219212101133
202220171019192
202303305022330
202402221012235
202501309016326
202601184410199
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The full timeline

Construction 137Enforcement 114Housing & tenants 3,255Ownership & money 56Health & systems 127

Every one of the 3,689 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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