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642 St Nicholas Avenue

905Records
18City systems
16Open violations
23.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10030 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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905 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 403 311 service requests, 181 HPD complaints, 113 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10030
Built2002
Floors7
Res. units94
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)141 NICHOLAS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO RP.
BBL1020510025
BIN1087444

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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 50% 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 23.8. In ZIP 10030, 33% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
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 violations16 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2021-09-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

31 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 17). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

12
’23–24
2
’24–25
17
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

194 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (62) · Noise (37) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (16) · HEAT/HOT WATER (15) · Abandoned Vehicle (10) · PLUMBING (9).

Filed construction activity

$547,158 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2002)
YesSix or more residential units (94)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)141 NICHOLAS HDFC
Head officerPAUL WOODY
Managing agentProject Renewal INC
Last registered2026-07-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,917,000 $1,762,650
2026$4,526,000 $2,036,700
2027$4,461,000 $2,007,450

The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 40/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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

Subway145 St — A B C D · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 142 St — M3 · 150 ft
Citi BikeEdgecombe Ave & W 141 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 123 Mahalia Jackson. 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

642 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

194 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 15 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 PROJECT RENEWAL INC — 9 buildings, 718 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2865 Creston Avenue BX118 B
2880 Jerome Avenue BX116 A
2342 Washington Avenue BX103 A
331 Bowery MN100 B
642 St Nicholas Avenue MN94 A
491 Fletcher Place BX80 A
3114 Villa Avenue BX57 A
960 Tinton Avenue BX50 A
351 West 42 Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $137,922 on 2002-08-28 (lender: New York State Homeless Housing & Assistance Corp.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-12-24Agreement $6,359,071 — from 141 NICHOLAS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) $6,359,071
2020-12-24Agreement $250,000 — from 141 NICHOLAS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) $250,000
2020-12-15RPTT&RET $70,280 — from SLP, INC.; MMA ST. NICHOLAS HOUSE, LLC to 141 NICHOLAS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO $70,280
2004-07-20Deed $10,561,462 — from 141 NICHOLAS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to ST. NICHOLAS HOUSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP $10,561,462
2002-08-28Mortgage $137,922 — from 141 NICHOLAS HOUSINGDEVELOPMENT FUND COR to NEW YORK STATE HOMELESS HOUSING & ASSIST $137,922
2002-08-28Mortgage $6,359,071 — from 141 NICHOLAS HOUSINGDEVELOPMENT FUND COR to NYC HPD $6,359,071
2002-08-28Mortgage $250,000 — from 141 NICHOLAS HOUSINGDEVELOPMENT FUND COR to NYC HPD $250,000
2002-08-28Mortgage $1,968,278 — from 141 NICHOLAS HOUSINGDEVELOPMENT FUND COR to NEW YORK STATE HOMELESS HOUSING & ASSIST $1,968,278
2000-12-01Mortgage $303,000 — from 141 NICHOLAS HOUSINGDEVELOPMENT FUND COR to CORPORATION FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING $303,000
1985-05-23Mortgage $30,000 — from FAIRCHILD REALTY LTD. to CITY OF NEW YORK $30,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701240732
201802360745
201901150622
202001186328
202102560361
2022119904105
202331480961
20241312918142
202501870694
202630830490
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The full timeline

Construction 39Enforcement 56Housing & tenants 711Ownership & money 27Health & systems 72

Every one of the 905 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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