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962 St Nicholas Avenue

1,032Records
17City systems
7Open violations
50.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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1,032 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 579 311 service requests, 197 HPD complaints, 88 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1898
Floors6
Res. units54
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)966 EQUITIES, INC
BBL1021080016
BIN1062498, 1062499, 1062500, 1062501

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% 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 50.7. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 violations7 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2025-02-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

54 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 28 · winter 2025–26: 22 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

28
’24–25
22
’25–26
2
’26–27

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

$312 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

154 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (66) · HEAT/HOT WATER (25) · Illegal Parking (9) · GENERAL (9) · PLUMBING (7) · New Tree Request (6).

Filed construction activity

$143,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1898)
YesSix or more residential units (54)
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)966 EQUITIES INC
Head officerKEN HARON
Managing agentK & R REALTY MGMT INC
Last registered2025-10-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,663,000 $2,548,350
2026$5,808,000 $2,613,600
2027$5,608,000 $2,523,600

The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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

Subway163 St-Amsterdam Av — C · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Edgecombe Av / W 158 St — M2 · 250 ft
Citi BikeW 159 St & Edgecombe Ave · 250 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.

Report a problem to 311

962 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

154 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 25 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 K&R REALTY MANAGEMENT INC. — 34 buildings, 2,152 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B15 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1440 Amsterdam Avenue MN490 A
306 8 Avenue MN204 A
164 4 Avenue BK188 A
401 West 25 Street MN168 B
425 West 18 Street MN160 B
1856 Park Avenue MN160 A
2457 3rd Avenue BX139 B
454 Manhattan Avenue MN125 B
West 117 Street MN104 B
962 St Nicholas Avenue MN54 B
394 East 8 Street MN38 A
270 West 119 Street MN26 A
246 Manhattan Avenue MN24 B
125 West 133 Street MN21 B
63 West 137 Street MN21 B
231 West 121 Street MN21 B
276 West 119 Street MN18 C
2103 8 Avenue MN18 B
2212 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN18 A
235 West 116 Street MN17 C
2222 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN17 A
2149 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN15 A
2210 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN14 A
2071 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN13 B
132 West 133 Street MN11 A
151 West 132 Street MN10 A
119 West 133 Street MN10 A
2200 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 A
969 Columbus Avenue MN9 B
963 Columbus Avenue MN9 B
414 Lenox Avenue MN8 B
300 West 133 Street MN8 C
245 West 120 Street MN5 A
1019180021 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,399,451 on 2026-03-05 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-03-05Mortgage $3,399,451 — from 966 EQUITIES, INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $3,399,451
2026-03-05Agreement $6,300,000 — from 966 EQUITIES, INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $6,300,000
2019-02-25AL&R $3,000,000 — from 966 EQUITIES, INC. to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $3,000,000
2019-02-25Mortgage $856,959 — from 966 EQUITIES, INC. to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $856,959
2019-02-25Agreement $3,000,000 — from 966 EQUITIES, INC. to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $3,000,000
2012-03-06Mortgage $1,233,399 — from 966 EQUITIES, INC. to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. $1,233,399
2012-03-06Agreement $673,200 — from 966 EQUITIES, INC. to CITY OF NEW YORK $673,200
2012-03-06Agreement $2,500,000 — from 966 EQUITIES, INC. to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. $2,500,000
2002-04-23Mortgage $1,058,615 — from 966 EQUITIES, INC. to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $1,058,615
1993-04-20Mortgage $1,098,000 — from 966 EQUITIES INC. to COMMUNITY PRSRVTN CORP $1,098,000
1993-04-20Mortgage $2,113,000 — from 966 EQUITIES INC to COMMUNITY PRSRVTN CORP $2,113,000
1992-08-27Mortgage $52,983 — from 966 EQUITIES INC to JELLERETTE, ALPHONSO $52,983
1988-11-23Mortgage $157,500 — from NEW DAWN MGMNT CORP to JELLERETTE, ALPHONSO $157,500

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703320338
201811314703164
201900565364
202000400343
202100800282
202203570161
202302251331
20246410115117
2025009614101
202600602365
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The full timeline

Construction 21Enforcement 39Housing & tenants 885Ownership & money 44Health & systems 43

Every one of the 1,032 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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