291 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 60 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 48 311 service requests, 35 HPD complaints.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 81% 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 2.6. 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 | 5 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2008-04-30. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · SAFETY (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · Noise (2) · Lead (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1).
$170,385 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 (1903) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (35) |
| 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) | 849 St Nicholas Avenue HDFC |
| Head officer | DEAN MORRIS |
| Managing agent | Finger Management Realty LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-11-12 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,464,000 | $1,108,800 |
| 2026 | $2,812,000 | $1,265,400 |
| 2027 | $3,142,000 | $1,413,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 28% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $489,584 a year ($18.32 per sq ft), operating expenses $210,585 ($7.88 per sq ft), net operating income $278,999. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 38/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
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 | 155 St — C · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 145 St — A B C D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 153 St — M3 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Convent Ave & W 151 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 028 Wright Brothers Middle: Community Math & Science Prep. 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.
849 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
14 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 FINGER MANAGEMENT REALTY LLC — 117 buildings, 3,532 units. Grades across the portfolio: A79 · B31 · C6 · D1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 117 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $920,500 on 1989-03-16 (lender: Mortgage Facilitiescorp). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-14 | RPTT&RET $326,000 — from SHEVORYKIN, ROMAN to DEMARCO, ALEX | $326,000 | |
| 2022-12-06 | Sold for $326,000 | $326,000 | $9,314 |
| 2020-10-01 | RPTT&RET $270,000 — from KRANKALL, COURTNEY DAWN to MENDOZA, REDMART | $270,000 | |
| 2020-09-18 | Sold for $270,000 | $270,000 | $7,714 |
| 2018-09-07 | RPTT&RET $280,000 — from BURBACH, CHRISTINE to GITHIEYA, CAROLYN | $280,000 | |
| 2018-08-30 | Sold for $280,000 | $280,000 | $8,000 |
| 2017-02-06 | RPTT $252,500 — from REYES, BASILIA to ADAMS, GLORIA A | $252,500 | |
| 2016-07-06 | RPTT&RET $250,000 — from CAPO, MERCEDES to LAVELLE, CATHERINE A | $250,000 | |
| 2016-06-27 | Sold for $250,000 | $250,000 | $7,143 |
| 2015-10-07 | RPTT&RET $176,750 — from 849 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPM to DE LA CRUZ, EVELYN | $176,750 | |
| 2015-03-10 | RPTT&RET $166,610 — from 849 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE HOUSING to FION PALOMO, EDWIN E | $166,610 | |
| 2014-02-19 | RPTT&RET $141,410 — from 849 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE HOUSING to MCQUAY, NAMON | $141,410 | |
| 2014-02-06 | RPTT&RET $176,650 — from 849 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPM to MORRIS, DEAN | $176,650 | |
| 2012-10-22 | RPTT&RET $140,000 — from LILLIAN MCDONALD FRANCIS, AS ADMINISTRAT; ESTATE OF HERMETT W. MCDONALD; POILINA PALMER, A to RIVAS, VIVAN; CAPI, MAGALI | $140,000 | |
| 2009-05-01 | RPTT&RET $151,400 — from 849 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPM to MCNULTY, LISA | $151,400 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Every one of the 291 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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