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741 St Nicholas Avenue

292Records
17City systems
0Open violations
10Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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292 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 146 311 service requests, 30 HPD housing violations, 29 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1896
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)741 ST NICHOLAS AVE HDFC
BBL1020620131
BIN1061479

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 62% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 10. 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 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

51 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (29) · Graffiti (9) · Illegal Parking (3) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (3) · Street Light Condition (2) · Non (2).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1896)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)741 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE HDFC
Head officerKIRK HAMM
Managing agentESRA MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-09-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$638,400 $287,280
2026$681,000 $306,450
2027$745,000 $335,250

The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Sugar Hill Juice CO.Juice, Smoothies, Fruit SaladsNot yet graded—
Texas Star Coffee ShopAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 in the last three years).

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 · under 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none
145 St — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 148 St — M3 · 100 ft
Citi BikeBradhurst Ave & W 148 St · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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

741 St Nicholas Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

51 311 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: $1 on 1993-04-08 (lender: City Of New York Hpd). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-01-04RPTT&RET $240,000 — from 741 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE HDFC to GREY-HARRIS, RAMONA $240,000
2020-12-01Sold for $240,000 $240,000 $40,000
2019-05-09RPTT&RET $120,000 — from YOUNG, RUTH to HAMM, KIRK $120,000
2019-04-30Sold for $120,000 $120,000 $20,000
2018-07-12RPTT&RET $100,000 — from 741 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE HDFC to HAMM, KIRK $100,000
2018-05-23Sold for $100,000 $100,000 $16,667

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201707029
2018173213
201904329
20200111113
20210111113
20220100212
20230210425
20240120416
20250340438
202605049
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 25Housing & tenants 211Ownership & money 17Health & systems 33

Every one of the 292 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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