4,053 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,713 311 service requests, 1,288 HPD complaints, 577 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 27.7. In ZIP 10030, 33% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 24 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2007-04-02. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
158 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 64 · winter 2024–25: 76 · winter 2025–26: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
11 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
379 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (109) · HEAT/HOT WATER (76) · Illegal Parking (65) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · Vendor Enforcement (10) · Panhandling (10).
$491,960 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (15 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 (111) |
| 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) | HP 680 ST. NICHOLAS HDFC INC. |
| Head officer | FRED LAMBERT |
| Managing agent | FAIRSTEAD MANAGMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $19,473,000 | $8,762,850 |
| 2026 | $21,179,000 | $9,530,550 |
| 2027 | $19,480,000 | $8,766,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 39/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunkin | Donuts | A | — |
| Famous Fish Market | Seafood | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Contaminated, Food Spoiled), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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 | 145 St — A B C D · 100 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none 145 St — 1 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 145 St — M3 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Edgecombe Ave & W 145 St · 200 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.
680 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 |
379 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 76 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.
Managed by FAIRSTEAD MANAGEMENT — 207 buildings, 6,649 units. Grades across the portfolio: A51 · B80 · C51 · D16 · F6. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 207 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $46,400,000 on 2020-01-07 (lender: Capital One, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-07 | Mortgage $46,400,000 — from 680 ST. NICHOLAS OWNER LLC; HP 680 ST. NICHOLAS HDFC, INC. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $46,400,000 | |
| 2016-10-25 | AL&R $6,500,000 — from HP 680 ST. NICHOLAS HOUSING DEV. FUND CO; 680 ST. NICHOLAS OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,500,000 | |
| 2016-10-25 | Mortgage $6,500,000 — from HP 680 ST. NICHOLAS HOUSING DEV. FUND CO; 680 ST. NICHOLAS OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,500,000 | |
| 2015-10-26 | Mortgage $23,500,000 — from 680 ST. NICHOLAS OWNER LLC; HP 680 ST. NICHOLAS HOUSING DEV. FUND CO to SIGNATURE BANK | $23,500,000 | |
| 2015-10-26 | AL&R $23,500,000 — from 680 ST. NICHOLAS OWNER LLC; HP 680 ST. NICHOLAS HOUSING DEV. FUND CO to SIGNATURE BANK | $23,500,000 | |
| 2015-10-09 | Deed $41,000,000 — from 680 SN LLC to HP 680 ST. NICHOLAS HOUSING DVPMNT FUND | $41,000,000 | |
| 2012-05-07 | AL&R $17,115,000 — from 680 SN LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $17,115,000 | |
| 2012-05-07 | Agreement $17,115,000 — from 680 SN LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $17,115,000 | |
| 2012-05-07 | Mortgage $3,878,394 — from 680 SN LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,878,394 | |
| 2012-05-07 | Deed $23,625,000 — from 680 ST. NICHOLAS LLC to 680 SN LLC | $23,625,000 | |
| 2008-07-17 | Mortgage $3,349,020 — from 680 ST. NICHOLAS, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,349,020 | |
| 2008-07-17 | Agreement $13,350,000 — from 680 ST. NICHOLAS, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $13,350,000 | |
| 2006-03-29 | Mortgage $2,736,041 — from 680 ST. NICHOLAS , LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,736,041 | |
| 2006-03-29 | Agreement $10,100,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 680 ST. NICHOLAS , LLC | $10,100,000 | |
| 2005-09-01 | Deed $15,300,000 — from 680 ST NICK ASSOCIATES, LLC; PERLA EQUITIES, LLC to 680 ST NICHOLAS LLC | $15,300,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 19 | 444 | 0 | 4 | 467 |
| 2018 | 2 | 8 | 184 | 0 | 3 | 197 |
| 2019 | 13 | 3 | 124 | 0 | 1 | 141 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | 83 | 9 | 4 | 108 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 119 | 0 | 3 | 126 |
| 2022 | 4 | 6 | 176 | 0 | 6 | 192 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 150 | 0 | 14 | 165 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 209 | 0 | 9 | 221 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 165 | 0 | 6 | 173 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 0 | 2 | 133 |
Every one of the 4,053 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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