1,191 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 556 HPD complaints, 324 311 service requests, 137 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 53% 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 14.1. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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 | 15 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1995-02-23. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$800 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (12) · Dead Animal (2) · Rodent (1) · Water Quality (1) · Lead (1) · Illegal Parking (1).
$108,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1930) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (23) |
| 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) | 420 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC |
| Head officer | ETHAN ROZENBLATT |
| Managing agent | E&C MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-09-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,700,000 | $765,000 |
| 2026 | $1,675,000 | $753,750 |
| 2027 | $1,750,000 | $787,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
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 | 135 St — B C · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 125 St — A B C D · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 130 St — M3 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Frederick Douglass Blvd & W 129 St · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 092 Mary McLeod Bethune. 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.
420 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
18 311 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.
Managed by E&C MANAGEMENT — 11 buildings, 174 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B3 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 West 127 Street | MN | 24 | A |
| 420 St Nicholas Avenue | MN | 23 | A |
| 330 West 43 Street | MN | 22 | A |
| 1881 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 21 | B |
| 142 West 70 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 709 9 Avenue | MN | 18 | B |
| 313 West 114 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 2264 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 9 | B |
| 2266 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 9 | A |
| 336 14 Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 196 Nassau Avenue | BK | 5 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $107,059 on 2020-05-15 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-15 | Agreement $4,300,000 — from 420 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA | $4,300,000 | |
| 2020-05-15 | Mortgage $107,059 — from 420 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA | $107,059 | |
| 2016-08-02 | Deed $5,900,000 — from 420 ST NICHOLAS RESIDENCES LLC to 420 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC | $5,900,000 | |
| 2016-08-02 | AL&R $4,425,000 — from 420 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,425,000 | |
| 2016-08-02 | Mortgage $2,097,018 — from 420 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,097,018 | |
| 2016-08-02 | Agreement $4,425,000 — from 420 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,425,000 | |
| 2016-07-26 | Sold for $5,900,000 | $5,900,000 | $256,522 |
| 2014-08-26 | Agreement $2,425,000 — from 420 ST. NICHOLAS RESIDENCES, LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK | $2,425,000 | |
| 2014-08-26 | Mortgage $425,000 — from 420 ST. NICHOLAS RESIDENCES, LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK | $425,000 | |
| 2014-08-26 | AL&R $2,425,000 — from 420 ST. NICHOLAS RESIDENCES, LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK | $2,425,000 | |
| 2014-05-08 | Deed $3,450,000 — from MARYANNE HOLDING LLC to 420 ST. NICHOLAS RESIDENCES, LLC | $3,450,000 | |
| 2014-05-08 | Agreement $2,000,000 — from 420 ST. NICHOLAS RESIDENCES, LLC to 2090 FUNDING ASSOCIATES, LLC | $2,000,000 | |
| 2014-05-08 | Mortgage $565,267 — from 420 ST. NICHOLAS RESIDENCES, LLC to 2090 FUNDING ASSOCIATES, LLC | $565,267 | |
| 2005-08-26 | Agreement $1,556,250 — from MARYANNE HOLDING LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $1,556,250 | |
| 2005-08-26 | Mortgage $1,556,250 — from MARYANNE HOLDING LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $1,556,250 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 34 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 15 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 21 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
Every one of the 1,191 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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