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1238 St Nicholas Avenue

8,730Records
19City systems
413Open violations
1104.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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8,730 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 3,141 HPD complaints, 2,777 311 service requests, 1,963 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1910
Floors6
Res. units38
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)HAAV 575 REALTY CORP
BBL1021290001
BIN1063086

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1104.2. 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 violations413 total — 109 class C (immediately hazardous), 268 class B, 36 class A. Oldest open since 2014-09-22.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

794 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 112 · winter 2024–25: 638 · winter 2025–26: 16). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

112
’23–24
638
’24–25
16
’25–26

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

$5,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

608 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (381) · PAINT/PLASTER (37) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (36) · Noise (33) · PLUMBING (18) · DOOR/WINDOW (17).

Filed construction activity

$791,742 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (38)
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)HAAV 575 REALTY CORP
Head officerAVRAHAM DISHI
Managing agentRON NAHUM
Last registered2025-12-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,678,000 $1,655,100
2026$3,810,000 $1,714,500
2027$3,767,000 $1,695,150

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 5/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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

Subway168 St — 1 A C · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 172 St — M3 · 250 ft
Citi BikeW 171 St & St Nicholas Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 008 Luis Belliard
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.

Report a problem to 311

1238 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

608 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 381 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $289,527 on 2000-01-24 (lender: Flushing Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-08-07Agreement $883,937 — from HAAV 575 REALTY CORP to FLUSHING BANK $883,937
2000-01-24Mortgage $289,527 — from HAAV 575 REALTY CORP. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK $289,527
1990-01-19Mortgage $25,000 — from HAAV 575 REALTY CORP to CITIBANK N A $25,000
1988-11-14Mortgage $1,275,000 — from HAAV 575 REALTY CORP to GREENFIELD, JULIA $1,275,000

Ten-year activity

1,0005000
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
988
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20172476323684
20184102593276
20194181995226
20203152751294
2021011331135
20220519310208
2023244445455
2024299716988
2025138597870
2026034236432
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The full timeline

Construction 59Enforcement 477Housing & tenants 8,062Ownership & money 32Health & systems 100

Every one of the 8,730 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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