1,916 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 781 311 service requests, 509 HPD complaints, 302 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 85% 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 145.4. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 104 total — 32 class C (immediately hazardous), 51 class B, 21 class A. Oldest open since 1992-09-16. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
62 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 52). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$16,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
382 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Smoking or Vaping (125) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (47) · Noise (46) · Smoking (27) · HEAT/HOT WATER (25) · WATER LEAK (16).
$91,000 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1902) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (44) |
| 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) | 770 ST NICHOLAS LLC |
| Head officer | C JEWELL |
| Managing agent | GALIL MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-08-15 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,719,000 | $1,673,550 |
| 2026 | $3,951,000 | $1,777,950 |
| 2027 | $4,112,000 | $1,850,400 |
The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: REDEVELOPMENT
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 46/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 8) |
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 | 145 St — A B C D · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 148 St — M3 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | St Nicholas Ave & W 150 St · 400 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.
331 Edgecombe 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 |
382 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 25 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 GALIL MANAGEMENT LLC — 5 buildings, 256 units. Grades across the portfolio: B4 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83-30 118 Street | QN | 108 | C |
| 83-30 Kew Gardens Road | QN | 52 | B |
| 331 Edgecombe Avenue | MN | 44 | B |
| 220 West 116 Street | MN | 35 | B |
| 449 West 125 Street | MN | 17 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,845,745 on 2016-02-02 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-02 | Mortgage $1,845,746 — from 770 ST NICHOLAS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,845,746 | |
| 2016-02-02 | Agreement $9,200,000 — from 770 ST NICHOLAS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $9,200,000 | |
| 2016-02-02 | AL&R $9,200,000 — from 770 ST NICHOLAS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $9,200,000 | |
| 2013-11-21 | AL&R $7,419,500 — from 770 ST NICHOLAS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $7,419,500 | |
| 2013-11-21 | Mortgage $7,419,500 — from 770 ST NICHOLAS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $7,419,500 | |
| 2013-11-21 | Deed $12,596,441 — from 770 ST NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC to 770 ST NICHOLAS LLC | $12,596,441 | |
| 2013-11-18 | Agreement $214,389,592 — from 131-133 WEST 112 LLC; 145-153 EDGECOMBE HOLDINGS LLC; 141-143 WEST 113 LLC; 557-561 WEST 1 to SIGNATURE BANK | $214,389,592 | |
| 2013-11-18 | Agreement $214,389,592 — from 617 WEST 143 HOLDINGS LLC; 610-620 WEST 141 HOLDINGS LLC; 239-241 WEST 115 LLC; 1829-1835 to SIGNATURE BANK | $214,389,592 | |
| 2012-11-16 | Mortgage $6,198,601 — from GLP CELL SITE A, LLC; GLP CELL SITE IV, LLC; CELL TOWER LEASE ACQUISITION LLC; FKA T3 UNIS to DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS | $6,198,601 | |
| 2010-07-09 | Agreement $10,760,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 617 WEST 143 LLC; 770 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC; 707 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC | $10,760,000 | |
| 2010-03-08 | RPTT&RET $26,446,314 — from CELL TOWER LEASE ACQUISITION, LLC to CELL TOWER LEASE ACQUISITION, LLC | $26,446,314 | |
| 2008-06-13 | Agreement $10,760,000 — from 707 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC; 617 WEST 143 LLC; 770 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $10,760,000 | |
| 2007-04-05 | Agreement $109,742,461 — from AIMCO HARLEM FUNDING, LLC to 770 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC; 164-172 WEST 141 LLC; 349 MANHATTAN LLC; 239-253 WEST 116 LLC | $109,742,461 | |
| 2007-04-05 | Mortgage $499,000 — from 345 MANHATTAN LLC; 23 MANHATTAN VALLEY NORTH LLC; 655 WEST 160 LLC; 301,303,311 WEST 111 L to AIMCO HARLEM FUNDING, LLC | $499,000 | |
| 2007-04-05 | Mortgage $8,590,000 — from 17-25 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC; 707 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC; 337 WEST 138 LLC; 349 MANHATTA to AIMCO HARLEM FUNDING LLC | $8,590,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 9 | 57 | 0 | 2 | 74 |
| 2018 | 2 | 20 | 78 | 0 | 5 | 105 |
| 2019 | 0 | 9 | 75 | 1 | 5 | 90 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 42 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 64 | 2 | 6 | 76 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 98 | 0 | 5 | 105 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 89 | 0 | 6 | 98 |
| 2024 | 0 | 10 | 215 | 4 | 5 | 234 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 277 | 1 | 5 | 287 |
| 2026 | 0 | 4 | 116 | 0 | 5 | 125 |
Every one of the 1,916 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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