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52 St Nicholas Avenue

610Records
19City systems
50Open violations
29.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10026 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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610 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 224 311 service requests, 135 HPD housing violations, 101 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10026
Built1925
Floors5
Res. units30
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)ST NICHOLAS COOPERATIVE CORP
BBL1018220042
BIN1054992

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 54% 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 29.5. In ZIP 10026, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

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 violations50 total — 17 class C (immediately hazardous), 25 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 1983-07-07.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court
Active vacate order2 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (11) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · APPLIANCE (2) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · GENERAL (1) · WATER LEAK (1).

Filed construction activity

$200,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1925)
YesSix or more residential units (30)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)ST. NICHOLAS COOPERATIVE CORP
Head officerResheema Brightly
Managing agentTUC MANAGEMENT COMPANY INC
Last registered2025-08-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,356,000 $1,060,200
2026$2,218,000 $998,100
2027$2,297,000 $1,033,650

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $608,144 a year ($24.97 per sq ft), operating expenses $331,472 ($13.61 per sq ft), net operating income $276,673. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

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 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 113 St — M2 · 550 ft
Citi BikeLenox Ave & W 111 St · 550 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

52 St Nicholas Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

25 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 TUC MANAGEMENT COMPANY INC. — 24 buildings, 1,393 units. Grades across the portfolio: A18 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
149 West 106 Street MN230 A
50 Norfolk Street MN156 A
800 Manor Road SI104 B
458 West 155 Street MN98 A
2275 Olinville Avenue BX95 A
2505 Barker Avenue BX92 A
669 White Plains Road BX73 A
2552 Webb Avenue BX72 A
2260 Barker Avenue BX66 A
6477 Broadway BX64 A
2160 78 Street BK52 A
2620 University Avenue BX50 A
179 Henry Street MN50 A
174 Avenue A MN46 A
174 Forsyth Street MN40 A
52 St Nicholas Avenue MN30 A
3285 Rombouts Avenue BX28 A
384 Grand Street MN26 A
184 Forsyth Street MN21 A
Barker Avenue BX0 —
3020 West 28 Street BK0 —
577 East 96 Street BK0 —
309 East 118 Street MN0 —
7 East 116 Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $20,000 on 1984-03-29 (lender: Freedom National Bk/ny). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1984-03-29Mortgage $20,000 — from ST.NICHOLAS CO-OP CORP to FREEDOM NATIONAL BK/NY $20,000

Ten-year activity

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2019
89
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170049150
20183472180
20193323433
20200089089
20210233136
20220137341
2023065415
20243041448
2025116311
20260013215
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 47Housing & tenants 487Ownership & money 12Health & systems 51

Every one of the 610 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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