812 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 308 HPD complaints, 208 311 service requests, 116 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 84% 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 113.2. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 14 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1993-03-17. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
21 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 19). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · Food Establishment (3) · New Tree Request (2) · Graffiti (2).
$15,000 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1895) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| 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) | 761 ST NICHOLAS AVE PROPERTY LLC |
| Head officer | STEVEN SUNG |
| Managing agent | Ruben Couvertier |
| Last registered | 2026-02-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $609,600 | $274,320 |
| 2026 | $732,000 | $329,400 |
| 2027 | $878,000 | $395,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Underground Coffee | Coffee/Tea | C | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 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: Pet/Animal, Permit/License/Certificate) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (1 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.
| Subway | 145 St — A B C D · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 148 St — M3 · 200 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. 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.
761 St Nicholas 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
25 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $718,871 on 2017-02-28 (lender: Ridgewood Savings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-28 | Mortgage $718,871 — from 761 ST. NICHOLAS PROPERTY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $718,871 | |
| 2017-02-28 | AL&R $1,150,000 — from 761 ST. NICHOLAS PROPERTY LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $1,150,000 | |
| 2017-02-28 | Agreement $1,150,000 — from RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK to 761 ST. NICHOLAS PROPERTY LLC | $1,150,000 | |
| 2010-12-02 | AL&R $477,000 — from 761 ST. NICHOLAS PROPERTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $477,000 | |
| 2010-12-02 | Mortgage $28,163 — from 761 ST. NICHOLAS PROPERTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $28,163 | |
| 2010-12-02 | Deed $707,500 — from OBSIDIAN HOLDINGS, LLC to 761 ST. NICHOLAS PROPERTY LLC | $707,500 | |
| 2010-12-02 | Agreement $477,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 761 ST. NICHOLAS PROPERTY LLC | $477,000 | |
| 2006-08-18 | Agreement $487,500 — from OBSIDIAN HOLDING, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $487,500 | |
| 2006-08-18 | Mortgage $487,500 — from OBSIDIAN HOLDING, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $487,500 | |
| 2006-08-18 | Mortgage $274,676 — from OBSIDIAN HOLDING, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $274,676 | |
| 2002-01-30 | Mortgage $236,000 — from OBSIDIAN HOLDINGS, LLC to GREENPOINT MORTGAGEFUNDING, INC. | $236,000 | |
| 2001-07-16 | Mortgage $144,000 — from 2825 DECATUR REALTY,INC.; OLD ST. NICK REALTYCORP. to CARNEGIE CAPITAL LLC | $144,000 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 48 |
| 2018 | 41 | 0 | 16 | 57 |
| 2019 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2021 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
| 2022 | 69 | 0 | 4 | 73 |
| 2023 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 33 |
| 2024 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 22 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 2026 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 36 |
Every one of the 812 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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