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1090 St Nicholas Avenue

2,128Records
21City systems
14Open violations
110.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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2,128 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 701 311 service requests, 642 HPD complaints, 427 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units40
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)1090 ST. NICHOLAS INVESTORS LLC
BBL1021210024
BIN1062893

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 80% 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 110.3. 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 violations14 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2021-02-17.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court
Active vacate order2 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

67 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 40 · winter 2024–25: 16 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

40
’23–24
16
’24–25
6
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

129 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (32) · Noise (21) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · Encampment (13) · APPLIANCE (8) · Dirty Condition (8).

Filed construction activity

$780,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (15 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (40)
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)1090 ST. NICHOLAS INVESTORS LLC
Head officerArthur Kokot
Managing agentPROVIDENT MANAGEMENT CORP.
Last registered2025-09-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,396,000 $1,978,200
2026$4,756,000 $2,140,200
2027$4,368,000 $1,965,600

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 94/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (0 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.

Getting around

Subway163 St-Amsterdam Av — C · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
168 St — 1 A C · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 164 St — M3 M100 · 250 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & W 165 St · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 128 Audubon
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

1090 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

129 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 32 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 PROVIDENT MANAGEMENT CORP — 8 buildings, 155 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1090 St Nicholas Avenue MN40 B
108 East 4 Street MN29 A
77 2 Avenue MN20 A
69 1 Avenue MN19 A
178 East 7 Street MN16 B
93 1 Avenue MN16 A
323 East 10 Street MN12 B
12-20 31 Avenue QN3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,684,060 on 2017-07-25 (lender: Dime Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-10-11AL&R $11,900,000 — from 1090 ST. NICHOLAS INVESTORS LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $11,900,000
2019-10-11Agreement $11,900,000 — from 1090 ST. NICHOLAS INVESTORS LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. $11,900,000
2017-07-25Mortgage $3,684,060 — from 1090 ST. NICHOLAS INVESTORS LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $3,684,060
2017-07-25Agreement $12,250,000 — from 1090 ST. NICHOLAS INVESTORS LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $12,250,000
2017-07-25Deed $21,150,000 — from 1090 LEVI PARTNERS LLC to 1090 ST. NICHOLAS INVESTORS LLC $21,150,000
2017-07-25AL&R $12,250,000 — from 1090 ST. NICHOLAS INVESTORS LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $12,250,000
2017-07-25AL&R $12,250,000 — from 1090 ST. NICHOLAS INVESTORS LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $12,250,000
2017-07-25Mortgage $3,684,060 — from 1090 ST. NICHOLAS INVESTORS LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $3,684,060
2017-07-25Agreement $12,250,000 — from 1090 ST. NICHOLAS INVESTORS LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $12,250,000
2017-07-14Sold for $21,150,000 $21,150,000 $528,750
2015-04-14Deed $14,400,000 — from ST.NICK APARTMENTS, LP to 1090 LEVI PARTNERS LLC $14,400,000
2015-04-14Agreement $8,600,000 — from 1090 LEVI PARTNERS LLC to BANK UNITED, N.A. $8,600,000
2015-04-14AL&R $8,600,000 — from 1090 LEVI PARTNERS LLC to BANK UNITED, N.A. $8,600,000
2015-04-14Mortgage $3,353,218 — from 1090 LEVI PARTNERS LLC to BANK UNITED, N.A. $3,353,218
2013-01-04Deed $8,900,000 — from 1090 ST. NICK LLC to ST. NICK APARTMENTS, LP $8,900,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
166
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171051121013150
20188811803137
201931214362166
202010660370
20213311103120
20223011103117
20232111004117
20240113304138
202520520458
202622350544
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The full timeline

Construction 87Enforcement 80Housing & tenants 1,831Ownership & money 68Health & systems 62

Every one of the 2,128 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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