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707 St Nicholas Avenue

2,351Records
21City systems
84Open violations
402.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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2,351 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 721 311 service requests, 676 HPD complaints, 592 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1906
Floors6
Res. units35
ClassD2
Owner (PLUTO)BRECO 707SNA LLC
BBL1020600031
BIN1061350

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 402.8. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations84 total — 26 class C (immediately hazardous), 57 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2021-09-22.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

175 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 66 · winter 2024–25: 51 · winter 2025–26: 56). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

66
’23–24
51
’24–25
56
’25–26

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

$22,185 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

228 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (75) · PLUMBING (20) · Elevator (18) · DOOR/WINDOW (17) · APPLIANCE (15) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (13).

Filed construction activity

$101,960 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1906)
YesSix or more residential units (35)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)BRECO 707SNA LLC
Head officerDavid Brecher
Managing agentNIEUW AMSTERDAMP PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-06-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,002,000 $1,350,900
2026$3,425,000 $1,541,250
2027$3,802,000 $1,710,900

The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: REDEVELOPMENT

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 15/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 8)

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 · 100 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none
145 St — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 145 St — M3 · 150 ft
Citi BikeEdgecombe Ave & W 145 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 153 Adam Clayton Powell
Middle: 319, 324. 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

707 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

228 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 75 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 NIEUW AMSTERDAMP PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 40 buildings, 1,425 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B14 · C6 · D12. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1765 Townsend Avenue BX99 B
2660 Broadway MN81 A
2006 Adam C Powell Blvd MN70 D
337 West 138 Street MN67 B
120 West 105 Street MN62 A
561 West 149 Street MN60 B
540 St Nicholas Avenue MN56 C
1320 St Nicholas Avenue MN55 D
602 West 141 Street MN54 D
545 West 164 Street MN51 C
701 West 179 Street MN50 C
610 West 174 Street MN49 B
1831 Adam C Powell Blvd MN46 D
620 West 141 Street MN46 D
1228 St Nicholas Avenue MN44 D
1631 St Nicholas Avenue MN38 D
1245 St Nicholas Avenue MN38 C
1621 St Nicholas Avenue MN38 C
707 St Nicholas Avenue MN35 D
1117 Westchester Avenue BX32 D
965 Amsterdam Avenue MN28 B
933 Amsterdam Avenue MN27 A
165 Manhattan Avenue MN24 A
169 Manhattan Avenue MN24 B
145 Edgecombe Avenue MN22 B
153 Edgecombe Avenue MN22 C
12 East 177 Street BX22 D
203 West 108 Street MN21 B
305 West 111 Street MN20 B
149 Edgecombe Avenue MN20 D
106 West 105 Street MN18 B
1829 Adam C Powell Blvd MN15 D
303 West 111 Street MN15 B
931 Amsterdam Avenue MN13 A
929 Amsterdam Avenue MN13 B
969 Amsterdam Avenue MN12 A
127 West 106 Street MN10 B
125 West 106 Street MN10 B
123 West 106 Street MN10 A
971 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $8,297,844 on 2021-08-31 (lender: Arbor Realty Sr, INC.,), covering 13 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-08-31AL&R $64,000,000 — from 2010 7-201 WEST 120 LLC,; 145-153 EDGECOMBE HOLDINGS LLC,; 557-561 WEST 149 HOLDINGS LLC,; to ARBOR REALTY SR, INC., $64,000,000
2021-08-31Agreement $64,000,000 — from 1829-1835 7 LLC,; 610-620 WEST 141 HOLDINGS LLC,; 2010 7-201 WEST 120 LLC,; 303-305 WEST 1 to ARBOR REALTY SR, INC., $64,000,000
2021-08-31Mortgage $8,297,845 — from 707 ST NICHOLAS LLC,; 145-153 EDGECOMBE HOLDINGS LLC,; 1829-1835 7 LLC,; 303-305 WEST 111 to ARBOR REALTY SR, INC., $8,297,845
2016-01-21Mortgage $1,286,680 — from 707 ST NICHOLAS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,286,680
2016-01-21AL&R $7,332,047 — from 707 ST NICHOLAS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $7,332,047
2016-01-21Agreement $7,332,047 — from 707 ST NICHOLAS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $7,332,047
2013-11-21Deed $6,824,580 — from 707 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC to 707 ST NICHOLAS LLC $6,824,580
2013-11-21Mortgage $6,099,000 — from 707 ST NICHOLAS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $6,099,000
2013-11-21AL&R $6,099,000 — from 707 ST NICHOLAS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $6,099,000
2013-11-18Agreement $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
2013-11-18Agreement $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
2010-07-09Agreement $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
2008-06-13Agreement $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
2007-04-05Mortgage $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
2007-04-05Mortgage $1,070,000 — from 17-25 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC; 2107-2109 8TH LLC; 349 MANHATTAN LLC; 164-172 WEST 141 LLC; to AIMCO HARLEM FUNDING LLC $1,070,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201732470254
201806180529
201923331443
202006501360
20211112394138
20221231627328
202302511347149
202401827339303
20250418325194
202611820102222
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 150Housing & tenants 2,036Ownership & money 79Health & systems 61

Every one of the 2,351 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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