603 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 303 311 service requests, 77 rodent inspections, 76 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 62% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 28.9. In ZIP 10026, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 7 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1996-08-14. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Dirty Condition (1) · Curb Condition (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition (1) · Rodent (1).
$8,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (9) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 55 AS-SABRUN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION |
| Head officer | DONALD LAWRENCE |
| Managing agent | MALCOLM A. PUNTER REALTY SERVICES INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-09-04 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,370,400 | $616,680 |
| 2026 | $1,432,000 | $644,400 |
| 2027 | $1,394,000 | $627,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safari | African | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
| Subway | 110 St-Malcolm X Plaza — 2 3 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 113 St — M2 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lenox Ave & W 111 St · 700 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.
55 St Nicholas Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
11 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $233,500 on 2010-03-24 (lender: The Community Preservation Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-08-19 | Agreement $379,500 — from 55 AS-SABRUN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $379,500 | |
| 2011-08-19 | Agreement $568,500 — from 55 AS-SABRUN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $568,500 | |
| 2010-03-24 | Agreement $308,000 — from 55 AS-SABRUN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $308,000 | |
| 2010-03-24 | Mortgage $71,500 — from 55 AS-SABRUN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $71,500 | |
| 2010-03-24 | AL&R $948,000 — from 55 AS-SABRUN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $948,000 | |
| 2010-03-24 | Agreement $335,000 — from 55 AS-SABRUN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $335,000 | |
| 2010-03-24 | Mortgage $233,500 — from 55 AS-SABRUN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $233,500 | |
| 2004-11-10 | Deed $12,000 — from NEIGHBORHOOD RESTORE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to 55 AS-SABRUN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO | $12,000 | |
| 2004-11-10 | Mortgage $308,000 — from 55 AS-SABRUN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $308,000 | |
| 2004-11-10 | AL&R $643,000 — from THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION to 55 AS-SABRUN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT | $643,000 | |
| 2004-11-10 | Mortgage $335,000 — from 55 AS-SABRUN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $335,000 | |
| 1996-10-04 | Mortgage $185,000 — from BRAVESTREAM REALTY CORP. to 53 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE ASSOCIATES, INC. | $185,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 36 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 30 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 19 | 63 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 69 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 21 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 27 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
Every one of the 603 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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