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92 St Nicholas Avenue

1,036Records
19City systems
68Open violations
34.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10026 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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1,036 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 488 311 service requests, 210 HPD housing violations, 83 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10026
Built1926
Floors7
Res. units56
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)92 ST NICHOLAS AVE HDFC
BBL1018240055
BIN1055039

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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 57% 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 34.2. 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 violations68 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 42 class B, 12 class A. Oldest open since 2003-06-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

97 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (66) · Illegal Parking (6) · Drug Activity (3) · Encampment (3) · Derelict Vehicles (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (2).

Filed construction activity

$221,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (56)
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)92 St Nicholas Ave HDFC
Head officerElvis Smythe
Managing agentVENTURE NY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC.
Last registered2025-12-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,146,000 $1,865,700
2026$4,408,000 $1,983,600
2027$4,478,000 $2,015,100

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,318,138 a year ($20.32 per sq ft), operating expenses $788,158 ($12.15 per sq ft), net operating income $529,980. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 10)

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

Subway116 St — 2 3 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 116 St / Adam C Powell Blvd — M7 M116 · 350 ft
Citi BikeAdam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 115 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 149 Sojourner Truth. 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

92 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

97 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 VENTURE NY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 123 buildings, 5,133 units. Grades across the portfolio: A101 · B19 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
130 St Edwards Street BK292 A
4430 Purves Street QN272 A
105-07 66 Road QN200 A
83-37 St James Avenue QN122 A
63-84 Saunders Street QN121 A
37-27 86 Street QN120 A
860 Grand Concourse BX111 A
87-70 173 Street QN89 B
148-09 Northern Boulevard QN87 B
98-50 67 Avenue QN86 A
2081 Cruger Avenue BX85 A
23-22 30 Road QN85 A
34-43 60 Street QN82 A
35-21 79 Street QN82 A
3065 Sedgwick Avenue BX73 A
2186 Cruger Avenue BX73 B
2835 Webb Avenue BX73 A
115-25 Metropolitan Avenue QN72 A
65 West 95 Street MN71 A
385 East 18 Street BK71 A
86-04 Grand Avenue QN69 A
87-02 57 Avenue QN66 A
65-41 Booth Street QN66 B
44-10 Ketcham Street QN65 A
853 Macy Place BX63 A
141-33 78 Avenue QN60 A
70 Lenox Road BK60 A
31-14 Crescent Street QN59 A
47-20 42 Street QN59 A
83-84 116 Street QN58 A
3000 Valentine Avenue BX57 B
92 St Nicholas Avenue MN56 A
86-10 109 Street QN54 A
2460 Adam C Powell Blvd MN52 B
133 Water Street BK52 A
3015097501 BK52 A
50-21 39 Place QN51 B
50-22 40 Street QN51 A
1200 Woodycrest Avenue BX49 B
1673 Ocean Avenue BK49 A
87-01 Midland Parkway QN48 A
35-05 72 Street QN48 A
47-55 39 Place QN47 A
21-21 31st Street QN46 A
77-30 Main Street QN45 A
26-26 Jackson Avenue QN43 A
91-16 Shore Front Parkway QN43 A
302 Convent Avenue MN42 A
1925 Ocean Avenue BK41 A
2796 Sedgwick Avenue BX40 A
8705 Bedell Lane BK39 B
345 West 70 Street MN36 A
678 St Nicholas Avenue MN35 A
676 St Nicholas Avenue MN35 B
87-14 Homelawn Street QN34 A
90 North 5 Street BK34 A
88-20 Parsons Boulevard QN33 A
17 Chittenden Avenue MN33 A
1311 Pacific Street BK32 A
228 Bushwick Avenue BK30 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $63,641 on 2016-07-15 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-01-23RPTT&RET $150,000 — from FENNEL-COLE, MARY to NERIS, DOMINGO; STENNETT, DANIELLE $150,000
2024-12-20Sold for $150,000 $150,000 $2,679
2024-06-27RPTT&RET $385,000 — from 92 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE HDFC to ESPINOS, GABRIEL J $385,000
2024-06-14Sold for $385,000 $385,000 $6,875
2024-03-14RPTT&RET $425,000 — from VALES, JUANITA to KERA, CAROLINE $425,000
2024-03-12Sold for $425,000 $425,000 $7,589
2024-03-12RPTT&RET $185,000 — from 92 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE HDFC to SPACAPAN, MADELEINE L $185,000
2024-02-29Sold for $185,000 $185,000 $3,304
2022-12-06RPTT&RET $415,000 — from DAHLIA DAMAS, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR; ESTATE OF FLORENCE HOLLIS to HUBELBANK, EMILY $415,000
2022-11-29Sold for $415,000 $415,000 $7,411
2022-09-20RPTT&RET $354,000 — from ESTATE OF JEROME WEEKES; DAHLIA DAMAS, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR to WEAVER, CHRISTIN $354,000
2022-09-13Sold for $354,000 $354,000 $6,321
2016-09-26RPTT&RET $450,000 — from 92 SAINT NICHOLAS AVENUE HDFC to BRAHLER, ALEXANDRIA; MATTHEWS, COLIN $450,000
2016-09-22Sold for $450,000 $450,000 $8,036
2016-07-15AL&R $1,183,730 — from 92 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPME to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $1,183,730

Ten-year activity

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2021
2022
148
2023
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201733462660
201804780284
2019415201168
202012300134
202111573163
2022009545104
202312128017148
2024134871372
202523491459
202620212429
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The full timeline

Construction 39Enforcement 63Housing & tenants 809Ownership & money 46Health & systems 79

Every one of the 1,036 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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