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1026 St Nicholas Avenue

2,300Records
19City systems
50Open violations
65.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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2,300 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 951 HPD complaints, 784 311 service requests, 330 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1910
Floors6
Res. units45
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)SYLVAN MANOR LLC
BBL1021090088
BIN1062575

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 70% 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 65.7. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations50 total — 19 class C (immediately hazardous), 22 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2013-04-23.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

32 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 24). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

176 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (83) · HEAT/HOT WATER (16) · Illegal Parking (8) · Water System (7) · DOOR/WINDOW (7) · Homeless Person Assistance (7).

Filed construction activity

$248,820 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (45)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)VERMILYEA PARTNERS LLC
Head officerBARRY GOTTEHRER
Managing agentMANOR MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-09-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,377,000 $2,869,650
2026$6,793,000 $3,056,850
2027$6,254,000 $2,814,300

The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 · 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none
157 St — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 161 St — M3 M100 M101 · 200 ft
Citi BikeAmsterdam Ave & W 162 St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 004 Duke Ellington
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

1026 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

176 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 16 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 MANOR MANAGEMENT LLC — 17 buildings, 452 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B5 · C8 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
408 West 130 Street MN83 C
2701 Ocean Avenue BK63 C
37 Payson Avenue MN56 C
1026 St Nicholas Avenue MN45 B
7902 Bay Parkway BK28 B
15 Wadsworth Avenue MN25 B
519 West 134 Street MN25 C
1500 Amsterdam Avenue MN24 C
1722 West 4 Street BK23 B
1710 West 4 Street BK23 C
707 West 180 Street MN21 C
213 West 139 Street MN8 C
30 Edgecombe Avenue MN7 A
218 21 Street BK6 B
1043 50 Street BK6 A
329 18 Street BK6 D
1564 Prospect Place BK3 F

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,885,862 on 2020-09-24 (lender: Greystone Servicing Company LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-09-24Agreement $11,300,000 — from SYLVAN MANOR LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $11,300,000
2020-09-24Mortgage $1,885,862 — from SYLVAN MANOR LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $1,885,862
2016-11-15Mortgage $3,129,710 — from VERMILYEA PARTNERS LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH; DIME COMMUNITY BANK $3,129,710
2016-11-15Agreement $10,200,000 — from VERMILYEA PARTNERS LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK; THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $10,200,000
2016-11-15AL&R $10,200,000 — from VERMILYEA PARTNERS LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH; DIME COMMUNITY BANK $10,200,000
2013-10-28Mortgage $1,698,034 — from VERMILYEA PARTNERS LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,698,034
2013-10-28Agreement $7,500,000 — from VERMILYEA PARTNERS LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $7,500,000
2013-10-28AL&R $7,500,000 — from VERMILYEA PARTNERS LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $7,500,000
2011-09-21Agreement $6,000,000 — from VERMILYEA PARTNERS LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $6,000,000
2011-09-21AL&R $6,000,000 — from VERMILYEA PARTNERS LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $6,000,000
2008-01-28Deed $9,000,000 — from 450 W 162 MANAGEMENT LLC to VERMILYEA PARTNERS LLC $9,000,000
2008-01-28Agreement $7,200,000 — from VERMILYEA PARTNERS LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $7,200,000
2008-01-28AL&R $7,200,000 — from VERMILYEA PARTNERS LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $7,200,000
2002-09-24Mortgage $460,000 — from 450 W 162 MANAGEMENTLLC to FOURTH FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $460,000
1999-10-12Mortgage $1,200,000 — from 450 W. 162 MGNT. LLC to FOURTH FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $1,200,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171390141
2018016602168
20191880493
2020014193153
20210820183
20220870390
20230560359
20240730376
2025110302106
2026010502107
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The full timeline

Construction 57Enforcement 19Housing & tenants 2,139Ownership & money 46Health & systems 39

Every one of the 2,300 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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