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738 St Nicholas Avenue

148Records
13City systems
1Open violations
16Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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148 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 23 311 service requests, 22 HPD housing violations, 21 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1888
Floors4
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)GREY FAMILY PROPERTIES L.P.
BBL1020530060
BIN1061135

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 16. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2010-08-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).

Filed construction activity

$10,325 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1888)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)LUCILLE A GREY
Managing agentESRA MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-12-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$624,000 $280,800
2026$600,000 $270,000
2027$693,000 $311,850

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

Subway145 St — A B C D · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Harlem-148 St — 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 147 St — M3 · 100 ft
Citi BikeBradhurst Ave & W 148 St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 200- The James McCune Smith School. 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

738 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

2 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ESRA MANAGEMENT — 63 buildings, 1,261 units. Grades across the portfolio: A29 · B20 · C10 · D2 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
3015 Riverdale Avenue BX121 B
128 West 138 Street MN60 A
270 Convent Avenue MN60 A
897 Empire Boulevard BK59 A
1212 Ocean Avenue BK48 A
161 East 88 Street MN42 A
353 West 141 Street MN40 A
421 Crown Street BK39 B
2025 Valentine Avenue BX36 B
450 West 147 Street MN32 B
501 West 156 Street MN32 B
273 West 136 Street MN32 A
526 West 158 Street MN30 A
2049 5 Avenue MN28 C
467 Lenox Avenue MN25 B
88 Brooklyn Avenue BK24 A
108 West 95 Street MN24 B
1384 Pacific Street BK23 C
1987 Amsterdam Avenue MN22 C
1723 Townsend Avenue BX21 B
1711 Townsend Avenue BX21 A
110 West 114 Street MN20 B
558 West 148 Street MN20 B
110 Cambridge Place BK20 B
454 West 152 Street MN20 B
116 Cambridge Place BK20 A
450 West 152 Street MN20 A
1608 Amsterdam Avenue MN18 A
357 West 115 Street MN18 A
289 Parkside Avenue BK16 A
283 Parkside Avenue BK16 B
107 West 105 Street MN15 A
371 West 120 Street MN15 A
364 West 121 Street MN15 A
981 Amsterdam Avenue MN14 A
753 St Nicholas Avenue MN12 A
7 West 131 Street MN12 A
271 West 150 Street MN11 C
303 West 149 Street MN10 A
8 St Nicholas Terrace MN10 B
59 Morningside Avenue MN10 A
829 Nostrand Avenue BK10 B
494 Manhattan Avenue MN9 B
2039 Adam C Powell Blvd MN9 A
831 Nostrand Avenue BK9 B
100 Ralph Avenue BK8 A
384 Manhattan Avenue MN8 B
523 West 150 Street MN8 B
503 West 150 Street MN8 A
219 Thomas S Boyland St BK8 C
222 West 136 Street MN7 C
307 West 107 Street MN7 A
302 West 122 Street MN6 A
741 St Nicholas Avenue MN6 A
241 West 137 Street MN5 D
61 Morningside Avenue MN5 C
203 West 122 Street MN5 B
738 St Nicholas Avenue MN4 C
136 West 118 Street MN3 D
160 West 128 Street MN2 C

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $113,000 on 1999-03-01 (lender: Greenpoint Mortgagecorp.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1999-03-01Mortgage $113,000 — from GREY, MAURICE E. to GREENPOINT MORTGAGECORP. $113,000
1996-02-09Mortgage $100,000 — from GREY, MAURICE C. to ZUCKERMAN, LILA $100,000
1988-10-18Mortgage $50,000 — from RICE, HAYNES to ZUCKERMAN, LILA $50,000
1988-03-24Mortgage $26,000 — from RICE, HAYNES to LUNDY, TIMOTHY $26,000

Ten-year activity

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2021
2022
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2023
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201701034
201811024
201900415
202010113
202100314
202200314
202301337
202400145
202500235
202600325
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 22Housing & tenants 69Ownership & money 21Health & systems 28

Every one of the 148 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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