1,350 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 424 311 service requests, 319 HPD housing violations, 253 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 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 9.5. In ZIP 10033, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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 | 16 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1984-09-04. |
| Active vacate order | 5 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
115 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (40) · Water System (25) · Illegal Parking (10) · Obstruction (7) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Water Maintenance (4).
$603,048 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (23 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 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (43) |
| 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) | 1270 St. Nick LLC |
| Head officer | DOUG PETERSON |
| Managing agent | 1270 ST. Nick LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-21 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,663,000 | $2,548,350 |
| 2026 | $6,484,000 | $2,917,800 |
| 2027 | $5,695,000 | $2,562,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 4/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 10) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gallego Seafood | Latin American | A | — |
| Kennedy Fried Chicken | Chicken | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (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.
| Subway | 175 St — A · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 168 St — 1 A C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 173 St — M3 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Wadsworth Ave & W 175 St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 115 Alexander Humboldt Middle: 143, 346, 348. 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.
1270 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
115 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $452,860 on 2019-07-29 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-19 | Agreement $4,330,950 — from MICHAEL DOUGLAS PROPERTIES LLC to 1270 NICHOLAS FUNDING LLC | $4,330,950 | |
| 2025-08-19 | AL&R $3,000,000 — from MICHAEL DOUGLAS PROPERTIES LLC to 1270 NICHOLAS FUNDING LLC | $3,000,000 | |
| 2025-08-15 | EASE $959,980 — from MICHAEL DOUGLAS PROPERTIES LLC to WIRELESS PROPCO, LLC | $959,980 | |
| 2025-08-15 | EASE $819,748 — from MICHAEL DOUGLAS PROPERTIES LLC to WIRELESS PROPCO, LLC | $819,748 | |
| 2025-08-08 | Deed $5,850,000 — from RIGS MANAGEMENT CO., LLC to MICHAEL DOUGLAS PROPERTIES LLC | $5,850,000 | |
| 2025-08-01 | Sold for $5,850,000 | $5,850,000 | $136,047 |
| 2019-07-29 | Agreement $4,850,000 — from RIGS MANAGEMENT CO. LLC to FLUSHING BANK | $4,850,000 | |
| 2019-07-29 | AL&R $4,580,000 — from RIGS MANAGEMENT CO. LLC to FLUSHING BANK | $4,580,000 | |
| 2019-07-29 | Mortgage $452,860 — from RIGS MANAGEMENT CO. LLC to FLUSHING BANK | $452,860 | |
| 2012-04-09 | AL&R $4,900,000 — from RIGS MANAGEMENT CO. LLC C/O MILBROOK PRO to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $4,900,000 | |
| 2012-04-09 | Agreement $4,900,000 — from RIGS MANAGEMENT CO. LLC C/O MILBROOK PRO to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $4,900,000 | |
| 2012-04-09 | Mortgage $1,131,421 — from RIGS MANAGEMENT CO. LLC C/O MILBROOK PRO to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $1,131,421 | |
| 2004-07-03 | M&CON $4,400,000 — from RIGS MANAGEMENT CO. LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $4,400,000 | |
| 2003-08-28 | M&CON $3,900,000 — from RIGS MANAGEMENT CO. LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $3,900,000 | |
| 2001-04-02 | Mortgage $3,100,000 — from RIGS MANAGEMENT CO.LLC to RICHMOND COUNTY SAVINGS BANK | $3,100,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11 | 5 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 78 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | 80 | 0 | 3 | 89 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 47 |
| 2020 | 10 | 5 | 73 | 0 | 2 | 90 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 45 |
| 2022 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 37 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 47 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 5 | 62 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 10 | 7 | 78 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 33 |
Every one of the 1,350 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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