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1340 St Nicholas Avenue

785Records
18City systems
0Open violations
82.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10033 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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785 recorded events, 1992–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 274 HPD complaints, 273 311 service requests, 112 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10033
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units15
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)188 ST NICK ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.
BBL1021330060
BIN1063231

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 80% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 82.1. In ZIP 10033, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

34 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 17 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 9). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

17
’23–24
8
’24–25
9
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

85 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (53) · HEAT/HOT WATER (15) · Water System (6) · Illegal Parking (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Graffiti (2).

Filed construction activity

$116,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (15)
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)188 ST NICK ASSOC LLC
Head officerSTUART D GOLDSTEIN
Managing agentSDG MANAGEMENT CORP.
Last registered2025-09-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,263,000 $1,018,350
2026$2,585,000 $1,163,250
2027$2,447,000 $1,101,150

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
El Nuevo Capri RestaurantSpanishA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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 2021 (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

Subway181 St — 1 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
175 St — A · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 176 St — M3 · 200 ft
Citi BikeAudubon Ave & W 179 St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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.

Report a problem to 311

1340 St Nicholas Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

85 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 15 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 SDG MANAGEMENT CORP. — 41 buildings, 1,867 units. Grades across the portfolio: A21 · B20. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
530 West 207 Street MN80 A
512 West 207 Street MN80 A
3770 Broadway MN74 A
80 Grove Street MN74 A
130 Ft Washington Avenue MN74 B
201 Sherman Avenue MN72 B
3761 Broadway MN70 A
189 Sherman Avenue MN65 A
3901 Broadway MN64 B
300 Audubon Avenue MN60 A
4087 Broadway MN57 A
4133 Broadway MN57 A
3661 Broadway MN56 A
225 West 105 Street MN53 A
601 West 176 Street MN48 A
603 West 191 Street MN45 B
66 Ft Washington Avenue MN45 B
3631 Broadway MN43 A
3920 Broadway MN42 B
602 West 137 Street MN40 B
3520 Broadway MN39 A
3890 Broadway MN39 B
3868 Broadway MN39 B
1509 St Nicholas Avenue MN39 A
3875 Broadway MN38 A
1561 St Nicholas Avenue MN38 A
1571 St Nicholas Avenue MN38 B
4232 Broadway MN37 A
601 West 162 Street MN35 A
3880 Broadway MN35 A
3393 Broadway MN33 B
3471 Broadway MN33 B
1570 St Nicholas Avenue MN33 B
145 Vermilyea Avenue MN32 B
1386 Nelson Avenue BX31 A
563 West 191 Street MN30 B
559 West 191 Street MN30 B
569 West 191 Street MN30 B
1220 St Nicholas Avenue MN18 B
1340 St Nicholas Avenue MN15 B
3461 Broadway MN6 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,005,506 on 2014-04-30 (lender: Signature Bank), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-06-21Agreement $16,679,236 — from 188 ST. NICK ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION AS $16,679,236
2020-06-12Agreement $17,000,000 — from 188 ST NICK ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to SIGNATURE BANK $17,000,000
2018-10-30M&CON $17,000,000 — from 188 ST. NICK ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to SIGNATURE BANK $17,000,000
2018-10-30AL&R $17,000,000 — from 188 ST. NICK ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to SIGNATURE BANK $17,000,000
2014-04-30Mortgage $4,005,506 — from TWO-TWO-ONE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $4,005,506
2014-04-30Agreement $14,500,000 — from TWO-TWO-ONE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $14,500,000
2014-04-30AL&R $14,500,000 — from TWO-TWO-ONE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $14,500,000
2011-12-21Mortgage $183,624 — from 188 ST. NICK ASSOCIATES LLC to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK $183,624
2011-12-21Agreement $11,000,000 — from JP MORGAN CHASE BANK to 188 ST. NICK ASSOCIATES LLC $11,000,000
2010-07-12Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 188 ST. NICK ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to SIGNATURE BANK $2,000,000
2010-07-12AL&R $2,000,000 — from 188 ST. NICK ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to SIGNATURE BANK $2,000,000
2005-08-05Mortgage $494,518 — from 188 ST. NICK ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $494,518
2005-08-05Mortgage $9,000,000 — from 188 ST. NICK ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $9,000,000
2005-08-05Agreement $9,000,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA to 188 ST. NICK ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. $9,000,000
2003-06-20Mortgage $8,755,000 — from 188 ST. NICK ASSOICATES, L.L.C. to CITIBANK, N.A. $8,755,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700160117
201802252736
20191018805104
2020005117
202100480149
202200620264
202300151218
202400393446
202500680371
202600120315
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 673Ownership & money 26Health & systems 38

Every one of the 785 recorded events, 1992–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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