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747 St Nicholas Avenue

560Records
17City systems
15Open violations
25.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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560 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 151 311 service requests, 79 ECB/OATH violations, 64 DOB complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1890
Floors4
Res. units13
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)CORY REALTY, INC
BBL1020620132
BIN1061480

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 60% 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 25.4. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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

Open HPD violations15 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2017-11-06.

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.

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

42 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (26) · Graffiti (8) · Food Establishment (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Vendor Enforcement (1) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$78,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1890)
YesSix or more residential units (13)
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)CORY REALTY INC
Head officerANTHONY ROBINSON
Managing agentCORY REALTORS INC
Last registered2016-05-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,384,000 $622,800
2026$1,544,000 $694,800
2027$1,558,000 $701,100

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Devin's Fish & ChipsSeafoodAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled, Food Worker Hygiene) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 · 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 · 50 ft
Citi BikeSt Nicholas Ave & W 150 St · 600 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

747 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

42 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $150,000 on 2017-02-07. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-02-07CORRM $388,523 — from CORY REALTY, INC. to REAL PROPERTY CONSULTANTS OF L.I., INC. $388,523
2017-02-07Agreement $1,125,000 — from CORY REALTY, INC. to REAL PROPERTY CONSULTANTS OF L.I., INC. $1,125,000
2017-02-07Mortgage $150,000 — from CORY REALTY, INC. $150,000
2017-02-07Agreement $1,275,000 — from CORY REALTY, INC. to FLUSHING BANK $1,275,000
2017-02-07AL&R $1,275,000 — from CORY REALTY, INC. to FLUSHING BANK $1,275,000
2015-04-24Agreement $1,125,000 — from CORY REALTY, INC. to REAL PROPRTY CONSULTANTS $1,125,000
2015-04-24AL&R $1,125,000 — from CORY REALTY, INC. to REAL PROPRTY CONSULTANTS $1,125,000
2015-04-24Mortgage $388,523 — from CORY REALTY, INC. to REAL PROPRTY CONSULTANTS $388,523
2009-01-14Mortgage $352,100 — from CORY REALTY, INC. to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $352,100
2009-01-14Mortgage $27,900 — from CORY REALTY, INC. to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $27,900
2009-01-14M&CON $722,100 — from CORY REALTY, INC. to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $722,100
2009-01-14AL&R $750,000 — from CORY REALTY, INC. to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $750,000
2004-08-04Deed $425,000 — from NYC DEP''T OF HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEV to ROBINSON , ANTHONY $425,000
2004-08-04Mortgage $370,000 — from ROBINSON , ANTHONY to MADISON HOME EQUITIES, INC. $370,000
2004-08-04AL&R $370,000 — from MADISON HOME EQUITIES, INC. to ROBINSON , ANTHONY $370,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017321179555
2018132200659
201932970342
20200490114
202121230118
2022510100227
202312450535
20240170311
202500350843
20260350210
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The full timeline

Construction 44Enforcement 176Housing & tenants 255Ownership & money 35Health & systems 50

Every one of the 560 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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